Catholic Public Domain Version
"Listen to me and be astonished, and place a finger over your mouth. "
— Job 21:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.”
“Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth. ”
“Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.”
“Look at me and be appalled; put your hands over your mouths.”
“Hearken to me and be astonished, and lay your finger on your mouth.”
“Take note of me and be full of wonder, put your hand on your mouth.”
“Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.”
I beseech you to hear my words and to do penance.
Permit me, and I will speak, and afterwards, if you see fit, you can laugh at my words.
Is my dispute against man, so that I would have no reason to be discouraged?
Listen to me and be astonished, and place a finger over your mouth.
As for me, when I think it over, I am afraid, and trembling convulses my body.
Why then do the impious live, having been lifted up and strengthened with riches?
They see their offspring continue before them: a commotion of close relatives and of children’s children in their sight.