Job 36:21

Job 36:21 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

21Beware of turning to evil,

which you seem to prefer to affliction.

21“Be careful, do not turn to evil,

For you preferred this to misery.

21Be careful, do not turn to evil,

For you have preferred this to affliction.

21“Take heed and be careful, do not turn to wickedness,

For you have chosen this [the vice of complaining against God] rather than [learning from] affliction.

21Be careful not to turn to iniquity,

for this you have preferred to affliction.

21Be careful not to do what is evil.

You seem to like evil better than suffering!