“Behold, I go forward but He is not there,
And backward, but I (A)cannot perceive Him;
When He acts on the left, I cannot see Him;
He turns to the right, but I cannot see Him.
10 But He knows the [a]way I take;
When He has (B)put me to the test, I will come out as gold.
11 My foot has (C)held on to His path;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12 I have not [b]failed the command of His lips;
I have treasured the (D)words of His mouth [c]more than my [d]necessary food.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 23:10 Lit way with me
  2. Job 23:12 Lit ceased from
  3. Job 23:12 Or with some ancient versions, in my breast
  4. Job 23:12 Lit prescribed portion

“But if I go to the east, he is not there;
    if I go to the west, I do not find him.
When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
    when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.(A)
10 But he knows the way that I take;(B)
    when he has tested me,(C) I will come forth as gold.(D)
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;(E)
    I have kept to his way without turning aside.(F)
12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(G)
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(H)

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