Job 5:16

So the poore hath hope, and iniquitie stoppeth her mouth.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- American Standard Version (1901)

So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.
- Basic English Bible

So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.
- Darby Bible

And to the needy there shall he hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- English Revised Version

So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Job 5:16

5:16 So - So he obtains what he hoped for from God, to whom he committed his cause. Iniquity - Wicked men. Stoppeth - They are silenced and confounded, finding that not only the poor are got out of their snares, but the oppressors themselves are ensnared in them.