Job 13:12
Job 13:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Your memorable sayings are [worthless, merely] proverbs of ashes; Your defenses are defenses of [crumbling] clay.
Job 13:6-12 The Message (MSG)
“Listen now while I make my case, consider my side of things for a change. Or are you going to keep on lying ‘to do God a service’? to make up stories ‘to get him off the hook’? Why do you always take his side? Do you think he needs a lawyer to defend himself? How would you fare if you were in the witness stand? Your lies might convince a jury—but would they convince God? He’d reprimand you on the spot if he detected a bias in your witness. Doesn’t his splendor put you in awe? Aren’t you afraid to speak cheap lies before him? Your wise sayings are knickknack wisdom, good for nothing but gathering dust.
Job 13:12 King James Version (KJV)
Your remembrances are like unto ashes, Your bodies to bodies of clay.
Job 13:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Job 13:12 New Century Version (NCV)
Your wise sayings are worth no more than ashes, and your arguments are as weak as clay.
Job 13:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defences are defences of clay.
Job 13:12 New International Version (NIV)
Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.
Job 13:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
Your platitudes are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.