New International Version (NIV)
4“I have become a laughingstock to my friends,
though I called on God and he answered—
a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
Job 12:4
Job 12:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
4“I am a joke to 12:4 Lit hismy friends,
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and blameless man is a joke.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
4I am a joke to my friends,
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and blameless man is a joke.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
4“I am a joke to my friends;
I, one whom God answered when he called upon Him—
A just and blameless man is a joke [and laughed to scorn].
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
4I am a laughingstock to my friends,
though I called on God, and He answered.
The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
4“My friends laugh at me all the time,
even though I called out to God and he answered.
My friends laugh at me,
even though I’m honest and right.