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Job 24:18

American Standard Version

18 Swiftly they pass away upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.

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Christian Standard Bible

They float on the surface of the water. Their section of the land is cursed, so that they never go to their vineyards.

English Standard Version

“You say, ‘Swift are they on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the land; no treader turns toward their vineyards.

King James Version

He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.

New American Standard Bible

“They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their plot of land on the earth is cursed. They do not turn toward the vineyards.

New International Version

“Yet they are foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one goes to the vineyards.

New King James Version

“They should be swift on the face of the waters, Their portion should be cursed in the earth, So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.

New Living Translation

“But they disappear like foam down a river. Everything they own is cursed, and they are afraid to enter their own vineyards.

World English Bible

“They are foam on the surface of the waters. Their portion is cursed in the earth. They don’t turn into the way of the vineyards.