Job 16:15-21

New International Version

¹⁵ “I have sewed sackcloth^(A) over my skin
    and buried my brow in the dust.^(B)
16 My face is red with weeping,^(C)
    dark shadows ring my eyes;^(D)
17 yet my hands have been free of violence^(E)
    and my prayer is pure.^(F)

¹⁸ “Earth, do not cover my blood;^(G)
    may my cry^(H) never be laid to rest!^(I)
19 Even now my witness^(J) is in heaven;^(K)
    my advocate is on high.^(L)
20 My intercessor^(M) is my friend^[a](N)
    as my eyes pour out^(O) tears^(P) to God;
²¹ on behalf of a man he pleads^(Q) with God
    as one pleads for a friend.