Job

Job 21:16

¹⁶Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands,

so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Still	הֵ֤ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
their prosperity	טוּבָ֑ם	ṭū·ḇām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2898 good things, goods, goodness
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
in their own hands	בְיָדָ֣ם	ḇə·yā·ḏām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
so I stay far	רָ֣חֲקָה	rā·ḥă·qāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from the counsel	עֲצַ֥ת	‘ă·ṣaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of the wicked	רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.