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Job 12:4

New King James Version

4 โ€œI am one mocked by his friends, Who called on God, and He answered him, The just and blameless who is ridiculed.

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American Standard Version

I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.

Christian Standard Bible

I am a laughingstock to my friends, by calling on God, who answers me. The righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock.

English Standard Version

I am a laughingstock to my friends; I, who called to God and he answered me, a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.

King James Version

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

New American Standard Bible

โ€œI am a joke to my friends, The one who called on God and He answered him; The just and blameless man is a joke.

New International Version

โ€œI have become a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God and he answeredโ€” a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!

New Living Translation

Yet my friends laugh at me, for I call on God and expect an answer. I am a just and blameless man, yet they laugh at me.

World English Bible

I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.