Job 16:22-17:9
English Standard Version
22 For when a few years have come
I shall go the way (A)from which I shall not return.
Job Continues: Where Then Is My Hope?
17 “My spirit is broken; my days are (B)extinct;
(C)the graveyard is ready for me.
2 Surely there are mockers about me,
and my eye dwells on their (D)provocation.
3 “Lay down a pledge for me with you;
who is there who will put up (E)security for me?
4 Since you have closed their hearts to understanding,
therefore you will not let them triumph.
5 He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property—
the (F)eyes of his children will fail.
6 “He has made me (G)a byword of the peoples,
and I am one before whom men spit.
7 My (H)eye has grown dim from vexation,
and all my members are like (I)a shadow.
8 The upright are (J)appalled at this,
and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless.
9 Yet the righteous holds to his way,
and he who has (K)clean hands grows stronger and stronger.
Job 16:22-17:9
Christian Standard Bible
22 For only a few years will pass
before I go the way of no return.
17 My spirit is broken.
My days are extinguished.
A graveyard(A) awaits me.
2 Surely mockers surround[a] me,
and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.(B)
3 Accept my pledge! Put up security for me.(C)
Who else will be my sponsor?[b]
4 You have closed their minds to understanding,
therefore you will not honor them.
5 If a man denounces his friends for a price,
the eyes of his children will fail.
6 He has made me an object of scorn to the people;
I have become a man people spit at.[c](D)
7 My eyes have grown dim from grief,
and my whole body has become but a shadow.
8 The upright are appalled(E) at this,
and the innocent are roused against the godless.
9 Yet the righteous person will hold to his way,
and the one whose hands are clean(F) will grow stronger.
Job 16:22-17:9
New International Version
22 “Only a few years will pass
before I take the path of no return.(A)
17 1 My spirit(B) is broken,
my days are cut short,(C)
the grave awaits me.(D)
2 Surely mockers(E) surround me;(F)
my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
3 “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.(G)
Who else will put up security(H) for me?(I)
4 You have closed their minds to understanding;(J)
therefore you will not let them triumph.
5 If anyone denounces their friends for reward,(K)
the eyes of their children will fail.(L)
6 “God has made me a byword(M) to everyone,(N)
a man in whose face people spit.(O)
7 My eyes have grown dim with grief;(P)
my whole frame is but a shadow.(Q)
8 The upright are appalled at this;
the innocent are aroused(R) against the ungodly.
9 Nevertheless, the righteous(S) will hold to their ways,
and those with clean hands(T) will grow stronger.(U)
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