Job 27:16 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,

English ASV

Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

English Amplified

Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up clothing like clay,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up clothing like clay,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Though he piles up silver like dust and heaps up fine clothing like clay —

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

English EASY 2024

Wicked people may have lots of money. They may have silver like heaps of sand. They may have more clothes than they could ever wear.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Evil people collect silver as easily as dirt. They may have so many clothes that they are like piles of clay.

Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The wicked may have too much silver to count and more clothes than anyone needs;

English God's Word - GW 1995

Though he collects silver like dust and piles up clothing like dirt,

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Though he piles up silver like dust and heaps up a wardrobe like clay--

English KJV 1611

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

English LSB

Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Though he heaps up silver like the dust and piles up clothing like the clay—

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Though he heap up silver like dust and store away mounds of clothing,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Sinners might store up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay.

English NIV

Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay,

English NKJ 1982

Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay—

English NLT

"Evil people may have all the money in the world, and they may store away mounds of clothing.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Though they heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay--

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“The evil man may accumulate money like dust, with closets jammed full of clothing—

English Tyndale 1537

Though he have as much money as the dust of the earth, and raiment as ready as the clay,

Job 27:16 — Compare Translations