Job 36:21

Hebrew	הִ֭שָּׁמֶרplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples שָׁמַר Meaning: * To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament. Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19 אַל תֵּ֣פֶן אֶל אָ֑וֶן כִּֽי עַל זֶ֝֗ה בָּחַ֥רְתָּ מֵעֹֽנִי
ESV	Take care; do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
NIV	Beware of turning to evil, which you seem to prefer to affliction.
NLT	Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for God sent this suffering to keep you from a life of evil.
LXX	ἀλλὰ φύλαξαι μὴ πράξῃς ἄτοπα ἐπὶ τοῦτονplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο greek Meaning: * These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it Demonstrative pronoun. οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19 γὰρ ἐξείλω ἀπὸ πτωχείας
KJV	Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

^{Job 36:20 ← Job 36:21 → Job 36:22}