ASV
KJV
21. Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
ESV
21. Take care; do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
ERVEN
21. Job, don't let your suffering cause you to choose evil. Be careful not to do wrong.
NLT
21. Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for God sent this suffering to keep you from a life of evil.
WEB
21. Take heed, don't regard iniquity; For this you have chosen rather than affliction.
NET
21. Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction.
NLV
21. Be careful, do not turn to sin. For you have chosen this instead of suffering.
HCSB
21. Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity, for that is why you have been tested by affliction.
YLT
21. Take heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than [on] affliction.
LITV
21. Beware! Do not turn to iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
RV
21. Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
NCV
21. Be careful not to turn to evil, which you seem to want more than suffering.
MKJV
21. Beware, do not turn to iniquity; for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
AKJV
21. Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this have you chosen rather than affliction.
LXXEN
21. But take heed lest thou do that which is wrong: for of this thou has made choice because of poverty.
KJV
21. Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
AMP
21. Take heed, turn not to iniquity, for this [the iniquity of complaining against God] you have chosen rather than [submission in] affliction.
KJVP
21. Take heed H8104 VNI2MS , regard not H6437 VQI3MS iniquity H205 NMS : for PREP this H2088 DPRO hast thou chosen H977 VQQ2MS rather than affliction H6040 M-NMS .
YLT
21. Take heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than [on] affliction.
ASV
21. Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
WEB
21. Take heed, don't regard iniquity; For this you have chosen rather than affliction.
NASB
21. Take heed, turn not to evil; for you have preferred carousal to affliction.
ESV
21. Take care; do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
RV
21. Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
RSV
21. Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
NKJV
21. Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, For you have chosen this rather than affliction.
MKJV
21. Beware, do not turn to iniquity; for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
AKJV
21. Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this have you chosen rather than affliction.
NRSV
21. Beware! Do not turn to iniquity; because of that you have been tried by affliction.
NIV
21. Beware of turning to evil, which you seem to prefer to affliction.
NIRV
21. Be careful not to do what is evil. You seem to like evil better than suffering!
NLT
21. Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for God sent this suffering to keep you from a life of evil.
MSG
21. Above all, don't make things worse with more evil-- that's what's behind your suffering as it is!
GNB
21. Be careful not to turn to evil; your suffering was sent to keep you from it.
NET
21. Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction.
ERVEN
21. Job, don't let your suffering cause you to choose evil. Be careful not to do wrong.