Job 42:5-6

Common English Bible

⁵My ears had heard about you,
but now my eyes have seen you.
⁶Therefore, I relent^[a] and find comfort
on dust and ashes.

Job 42:6 The verse is capable of several translations: I despise or relent, no direct object; repent of or concerning dust and ashes.

Job 42:5-6

New International Version

⁵My ears had heard of you^(A)
but now my eyes have seen you.^(B)
⁶Therefore I despise myself^(C)
and repent^(D) in dust and ashes.”^(E)

Common English Bible (CEB)

New International Version (NIV)