Bible verse
Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
Job 6:18 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 6.
14 A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15 But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
16 darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
17 but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.
18 Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
19 The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.
20 They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
21 For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.
22 Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;
KJV
The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
ASV
The caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside; They go up into the waste, and perish.
ERV
The caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside; they go up into the waste, and perish.
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