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Job 33:27
He looketh upon men, and if any say, ‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not,’
He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:
“He sings out to other men, ‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right, And it was not proper for me!
He looks upon other men or sings out to them, I have sinned and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me, or He did not requite me [according to my iniquity]!
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
He will look at men and say, “I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
They sing before people and say: “I have sinned, perverted justice, but didn’t experience the consequences.
He declares before everyone, ‘I sinned; I perverted what was right, and it gained me nothing.
When that happens, we tell everyone, “I sinned and did wrong, but God forgave me
He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;
He shall look upon men, and shall say: I have sinned, and indeed I have offended, and I have not received what I have deserved.
He will tell everyone, ‘I sinned. I changed good into bad, but God didn’t give me the punishment I deserved!
That person will say clearly to everyone, “I did things that were not right. I did wrong things, but God did not punish me as I deserved.
Then the man would turn to people and say, “I have sinned, and I have perverted what is right, yet I was not punished as much as I deserved.
He sings before men and says: ‘I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not repaid to me.
He sings before men and says: ‘I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not repaid to me.
Then he will ·say [L sing] to others, ‘I sinned and ·twisted what was right [perverted/sullied virtue], but I did not receive the punishment I should have received.
He looketh upon men, and if one say, I have sinned, and perverted righteousness, and it did not profit me,
Each one sings in front of other people and says, ‘I sinned and did wrong instead of what was right, and it did me no good.
Each one will say in public, “I have sinned. I have not done right, but God spared me.
He will look at men and say, “I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
Then the man will say to other people, ‘I sinned and twisted what was right. But I did not receive the punishment I should have received.
“He’ll sing to mankind with these words: ‘I’ve sinned. I have twisted what is right. Yet he has not repaid me like I deserve.
He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me;
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
He will sing to men and say, ‘I have sinned and perverted what is right, But He has not done what is due to me.
“He will sing to men, and he will say, ‘I have sinned and have perverted what is right, and it was not paid back to me.
And he will declare to his friends, ‘I sinned, but God let me go.
“Or, you may fall on your knees and pray—to God’s delight! You’ll see God’s smile and celebrate, finding yourself set right with God. You’ll sing God’s praises to everyone you meet, testifying, ‘I messed up my life— and let me tell you, it wasn’t worth it. But God stepped in and saved me from certain death. I’m alive again! Once more I see the light!’
Then he looks at men and says, ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right, and it did not profit me.’
Each one sings in front of other people and says, ‘I sinned and did wrong instead of what was right, and it did me no good.
He shall sing before all and say, “I sinned and did wrong, yet I was not punished accordingly.
He will sing to people and say, ‘I have sinned and perverted what is right, And it is not proper for me.
“He will sing to men and say, ‘I have sinned and perverted what is right, And it is not proper for me.
he will affirm before everyone, ‘I sinned and departed from the path of righteousness, but God has not punished me as I deserved.
Then he will say to others, ‘I sinned and twisted what was right, but I did not receive the punishment I should have received.
That person sings to others, saying: ‘I have sinned and falsified what is right, but I was not punished according to what I deserved.
Then that person will come to others and say, ‘I sinned. I made what is wrong appear to be right. But I wasn’t punished as I should have been.
And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved.
And they will go to others and say, “I have sinned, and I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved.
Then he looks at men and says, ‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right, And it did not profit me.’
He will sing to men and say, ‘I have sinned and have not done what is right, but He did not punish me.
He will declare to his friends, ‘I sinned and twisted the truth, but it was not worth it.
That person sings to others and says, “I sinned, and perverted what was right, and it was not paid back to me.
That person sings to others and says, “I sinned, and perverted what was right, and it was not paid back to me.
That person sings to others and says, ‘I sinned, and perverted what was right, and it was not paid back to me.
That person sings to others and says, ‘I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not paid back to me.
He looketh upon anashim, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was yashar, and it was not recompensed to me,
and he sings before men, and says: ‘I sinned, and perverted what was right, and it was not requited to me.
and he sings before men, and says: ‘I sinned, and perverted what was right, and it was not requited to me.
He sings to others, saying, ‘I have sinned and perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved.
Then he comes to his fellow humans and sings out, “I sinned and perverted what I knew to be right, but God has not repaid me what I deserved.
He sings before men, and says, ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it didn’t profit me.
He shall behold (other) men, and he shall say, I have sinned, and verily I have trespassed; and I have not received, as I was worthy. (If he shall look at other men, and he shall say, I have sinned, and truly I have trespassed; and I have not received, what I was worthy to receive;)
He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
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