13 (A)If you would (B)direct your heart right
And (C)spread out your hand to Him,
14 If iniquity is in your hand, (D)put it far away,
And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
15 “Then, indeed, you could (E)lift up your face without moral defect,
And you would be steadfast and (F)not fear.
16 “For you would (G)forget your trouble,
As (H)waters that have passed by, you would remember it.
17 “Your [a]life would be [b](I)brighter than noonday;
Darkness would be like the morning.
18 “Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely.
19 “You would (J)lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would (K)entreat your [c]favor.
20 “But the (L)eyes of the wicked will fail,
And [d]there will (M)be no escape for them;
And their (N)hope is [e](O)to breathe their last.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 11:17 Lit duration of life
  2. Job 11:17 Lit above noonday
  3. Job 11:19 Lit face
  4. Job 11:20 Lit escape has perished from them
  5. Job 11:20 Lit the expiring of the soul