Job 23:8-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 “If I go forward, he is not there;
or backward, I cannot perceive him;(A)
9 on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him;
I turn[a] to the right, but I cannot see him.
10 But he knows the way that I take;
when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold.(B)
11 My foot has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have not turned aside.(C)
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have treasured his words in my bosom.[b](D)
Job 23:8-12
International Standard Version
Job Justifies His Innocence
8 “Look! If I go east,[a] he isn’t there!
If I go to the west,[b] I don’t perceive him.
9 If he’s working in the north,[c] I can’t observe him;[d]
If he turns south,[e] I can’t see him.[f]
10 Because he knows the road on which I travel,
when he had tested me, I’ll come out like gold.
11 My feet stay where his footsteps lead;
I kept on his pathway and haven’t turned aside.
12 I haven’t wandered away from the commands that he has spoken;[g]
I’ve treasured what he has said[h] more than my own meals.”
Job 23:8-12
New International Version
8 “But if I go to the east, he is not there;
if I go to the west, I do not find him.
9 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)
Job 23:8-12
King James Version
8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
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