Job 6:14
Job 6:14-23 The Message (MSG)
“When desperate people give up on God Almighty, their friends, at least, should stick with them. But my brothers are fickle as a gulch in the desert— one day they’re gushing with water From melting ice and snow cascading out of the mountains, But by midsummer they’re dry, gullies baked dry in the sun. Travelers who spot them and go out of their way for a drink end up in a waterless gulch and die of thirst. Merchant caravans from Tema see them and expect water, tourists from Sheba hope for a cool drink. They arrive so confident—but what a disappointment! They get there, and their faces fall! And you, my so-called friends, are no better— there’s nothing to you! One look at a hard scene and you shrink in fear. It’s not as though I asked you for anything— I didn’t ask you for one red cent— Nor did I beg you to go out on a limb for me. So why all this dodging and shuffling?
Job 6:14 King James Version (KJV)
To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; But he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:14 New Century Version (NCV)
“They say, ‘A person’s friends should be kind to him when he is in trouble, even if he stops fearing the Almighty.’
Job 6:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:14 New International Version (NIV)
“Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
“To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
¶“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not abandon (turn away from) the fear of the Almighty.