Job 16:9-17

New International Version

⁹ God assails me and tears^(A) me in his anger^(B)
    and gnashes his teeth at me;^(C)
    my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.^(D)
10 People open their mouths^(E) to jeer at me;^(F)
    they strike my cheek^(G) in scorn
    and unite together against me.^(H)
11 God has turned me over to the ungodly
    and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.^(I)
12 All was well with me, but he shattered me;
    he seized me by the neck and crushed me.^(J)
He has made me his target;^(K)
13     his archers surround me.^(L)
Without pity, he pierces^(M) my kidneys
    and spills my gall on the ground.
¹⁴ Again and again^(N) he bursts upon me;
    he rushes at me like a warrior.^(O)

¹⁵ “I have sewed sackcloth^(P) over my skin
    and buried my brow in the dust.^(Q)
16 My face is red with weeping,^(R)
    dark shadows ring my eyes;^(S)
17 yet my hands have been free of violence^(T)
    and my prayer is pure.^(U)