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10 People have opened their mouths wide against me.
They have slapped my face with contempt.
They have ganged up on me.
11 God hands me over to evil people.[a]
He throws me into the hands of the wicked.
12 When I was at ease, he shattered me.[b]
He seized me by the neck and has ripped me to pieces.
He has set me up as his target.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:11 The reading evil people follows the ancient versions. The Hebrew reads a boy.
  2. Job 16:12 Or tossed me about

10 People open their mouths(A) to jeer at me;(B)
    they strike my cheek(C) in scorn
    and unite together against me.(D)
11 God has turned me over to the ungodly
    and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.(E)
12 All was well with me, but he shattered me;
    he seized me by the neck and crushed me.(F)
He has made me his target;(G)

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