Job 16:18-17:5

New International Version

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

²² “Only a few years will pass
    before I take the path of no return.^(L)

³ “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.^(R)
    Who else will put up security^(S) for me?^(T)
4 You have closed their minds to understanding;^(U)
    therefore you will not let them triumph.
⁵ If anyone denounces their friends for reward,^(V)
    the eyes of their children will fail.^(W)