17 My wrongdoing is (A)sealed up in a bag,
And You cover over my [a]guilt.

18 “But the falling mountain [b]crumbles away,
And the rock moves from its place;
19 Water wears away stones,
Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth;
So You (B)destroy a man’s hope.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:17 Or unjust deed
  2. Job 14:18 Lit withers

17 My offenses will be sealed(A) up in a bag;(B)
    you will cover over my sin.(C)

18 “But as a mountain erodes and crumbles(D)
    and as a rock is moved from its place,(E)
19 as water wears away stones
    and torrents(F) wash away the soil,(G)
    so you destroy a person’s hope.(H)

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