Job 41:3

Modern

Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?

Traditional

Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

Literal

Will he multiply to you supplications? Indeed, will he speak to you softly?

Latin

Numquid multiplicabit ad te preces, aut loquetur tibi mollia?

Hebrew

English

Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 55:21
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
Proverbs 25:15
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Isaiah 30:10
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 18:23
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.