New International Version (NIV)
9For he says, ‘There is no profit
in trying to please God.’
Job 34:9
Job 34:9 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
9“For he has said, ‘It is of no use to a man
When he becomes friends with God.’
Amplified Bible (AMP)
9“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
When he takes delight and is pleased with God and obeys Him.’
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
that he should delight in God.’
American Standard Version (ASV)
9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing
That he should delight himself with God.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
9For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
that he should delight himself with God.’
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
9He asks, ‘What good is it
to try to please God?’
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
9Job says, “If anyone tries to please God,
it does not help them at all.”
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
9For he has said, It does not profit a man || When he delights himself with God.