Job 4:8 | NET2full | STEP | Even as I have seen , those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.

‏ Job 4:8

8 Even as I have seen, ^{▼▼tn The perfect verb here represents the indefinite past. It has no specific sighting in mind, but refers to each time he has seen the wicked do this.} those who plow ^{▼▼sn The figure is an implied metaphor. Plowing suggests the idea of deliberately preparing (or cultivating) life for evil. This describes those who are fundamentally wicked.} iniquity ^{▼▼tn The LXX renders this with a plural “barren places.”}
and those who sow trouble reap the same. ^{▼▼tn Heb “reap it.”}