Job 32:22

20 I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.

21 I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.

For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.
KJV
For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
WEB
For I don’t know how to give flattering titles, or else my Maker would soon take me away.
ASV
For I know not to give flattering titles; [Else] would my Maker soon take me away.
DARBY
For I know not how to flatter; my Maker would soon take me away.
BLB
For I do not know how to give a title; soon my Maker would take me away.
ÅB
for jeg forstår ikke å smigre; ellers kunne min skaper lett rykke meg bort.
[^1]: 1MO 22, 21.
OTB
For jeg vet ikke hvordan jeg skal smigre;
hvis jeg gjorde det, ville min Skaper raskt ta meg bort.
B1930
for jeg forstår ikke å smigre; ellers kunde min skaper lett rykke mig bort.

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