Job 30:16-31
New American Standard Bible
16 “And now (A)my soul is poured out [a]within me;
Days of misery have seized me.
17 At night it pierces (B)my bones [b]within me,
And my gnawing pains do not rest.
18 By a great force my garment is (C)distorted;
It ties me up like the collar of my coat.
19 He has thrown me into the (D)mire,
And I have become like dust and ashes.
20 I (E)cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;
I stand up, and You turn Your attention against me.
21 You have [c]become cruel to me;
With the strength of Your hand You (F)persecute me.
22 You (G)lift me up to the wind and make me ride it;
And You dissolve me in a storm.
23 For I know that You (H)will bring me to death,
And to the (I)house of meeting for all living.
24 “Yet does one in a heap of ruins not reach out with his hand,
Or in his disaster does he not (J)cry out for help?
25 Have I not (K)wept for the [d]one whose life is hard?
Was my soul not grieved for (L)the needy?
26 When I (M)expected good, evil came;
When I waited for light, (N)darkness came.
27 [e]I am seething (O)within and cannot rest;
Days of misery confront me.
28 I go about [f](P)mourning without comfort;
I stand up in the assembly and (Q)cry out for help.
29 I have become a brother to (R)jackals,
And a companion of ostriches.
30 My (S)skin turns black [g]on me,
And my (T)bones burn with [h]fever.
31 Therefore my (U)harp [i]is turned to mourning,
And my flute to the sound of those who weep.
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