NET Bible
"If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail."
— Job 17:5, NET Bible
“He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.”
“He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail. ”
“He who denounces his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.”
“He promiseth a prey to his companions, and the eyes of his children shall fail.”
“As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.”
“He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.”
Surely mockery is with me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
Set my pledge beside you. Who else will put up security for me?
Because you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not exalt them.
If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.
He has made me a byword to people, I am the one in whose face they spit.
My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent man is troubled with the godless.