Job 9:28-30

King James Version

²⁸I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

²⁹If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

³⁰If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

Job 9:28-30

New International Version

²⁸I still dread^(A) all my sufferings,
    for I know you will not hold me innocent.^(B)
²⁹Since I am already found guilty,
    why should I struggle in vain?^(C)
³⁰Even if I washed myself with soap^(D)
    and my hands^(E) with cleansing powder,^(F)

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Job 9:28-30

New King James Version

²⁸^(A)I am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You ^(B)will not hold me innocent.
²⁹If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?
³⁰^(C)If I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with ^[a]soap,