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22 For when a few years are past,
I shall go the way (A)of no return.

Job Seeks Hope

17 “My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished;
The [a](B)grave is ready for me.
(C)Surely mockers are with me,
And my eye [b]gazes on their provocation.

“Establish, now, a pledge (D)for me with Yourself;
Who is there that will clap my hand in pledge?
For You have (E)hidden their heart from insight,
Therefore You will not exalt them.
He who (F)informs against friends for a share of the spoil,
The (G)eyes of his children also will come to an end.

“But He has made me a (H)byword of the people,
And I am [c]one at whom men (I)spit.
My eye has also grown (J)dim because of grief,
And all my (K)members are as a shadow.
The upright will be appalled at this,
And the (L)innocent will stir up himself against the godless.
Nevertheless (M)the righteous will hold to his way,
And (N)he who has clean hands will grow mightier and mightier.

Footnotes

  1. Job 17:1 Lit graves
  2. Job 17:2 Lit lodges
  3. Job 17:6 Lit a spitting to the faces

22 “Only a few years will pass
    before I take the path of no return.(A)

17 My spirit(B) is broken,
    my days are cut short,(C)
    the grave awaits me.(D)
Surely mockers(E) surround me;(F)
    my eyes must dwell on their hostility.

“Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.(G)
    Who else will put up security(H) for me?(I)
You have closed their minds to understanding;(J)
    therefore you will not let them triumph.
If anyone denounces their friends for reward,(K)
    the eyes of their children will fail.(L)

“God has made me a byword(M) to everyone,(N)
    a man in whose face people spit.(O)
My eyes have grown dim with grief;(P)
    my whole frame is but a shadow.(Q)
The upright are appalled at this;
    the innocent are aroused(R) against the ungodly.
Nevertheless, the righteous(S) will hold to their ways,
    and those with clean hands(T) will grow stronger.(U)