Job 17:5

NETBible	If a man denounces his friends for personal gain,¹ the eyes of his children will fail.
NIV © biblegateway Job 17:5	If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail.
NASB © biblegateway Job 17:5	"He who informs against friends for a share of the spoil, The eyes of his children also will languish.
NLT © biblegateway Job 17:5	They denounce their companions for their own advantage, so let their children faint with hunger.
MSG © biblegateway Job 17:5	Those who betray their own friends leave a legacy of abuse to their children.
BBE © SABDAweb Job 17:5	As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 17:5	Those who denounce friends for reward—the eyes of their children will fail.
NKJV © biblegateway Job 17:5	He who speaks flattery to his friends, Even the eyes of his children will fail.
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KJV	He that speaketh <05046> (8686) flattery <02506> to [his] friends <07453>_, even the eyes <05869> of his children <01121> shall fail <03615> (8799)_.
NASB © biblegateway Job 17:5	"He who informs <05046> against friends <07453> for a share <02506> of the spoil, The eyes <05869> of his children <01121> also will languish <03615> .
LXXM	th <3588> T-DSF meridi <3310> N-DSF anaggelei <312> V-FAI-3S kakiav <2549> N-APF ofyalmoi <3788> N-NPM de <1161> PRT mou <1473> P-GS ef <1909> PREP uioiv <5207> N-DPM etakhsan <5080> V-API-3P
NET [draft] ITL	If a man denounces <05046> his friends <07453> for personal gain <02506> , the eyes <05869> of his children <01121> will fail <03615> .
HEBREW	hnlkt <03615> wynb <01121> ynyew <05869> Myer <07453> dygy <05046> qlxl (17:5) <02506>


NETBible	If a man denounces his friends for personal gain,¹ the eyes of his children will fail.
NET Notes	¹tn Heb “for a portion.” This verse is rather obscure. The words are not that difficult, but the sense of them in this context is. Some take the idea to mean “he denounces his friends for a portion,” and others have a totally different idea of “he invites his friends to share with him.” The former fits the context better, indicating that Job’s friends speak out against him for some personal gain. The second half of the verse then promises that his children will suffer loss for this attempt at gain. The line is surely proverbial. A number of other interpretations can be found in the commentaries.