15 I have sewed (A)sackcloth over my skin,
And (B)thrust my horn in the dust.
16 My face is flushed from (C)weeping,
(D)And deep darkness is on my eyelids,
17 Although there is no (E)violence in my hands,
And (F)my prayer is pure.

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15 “I have sewed sackcloth on my skin,
and I have inserted my pride[a] in the dust.
16 My face is red because of weeping,
and deep shadows are on my eyelids,
17 although[b] violence is not on my hands,
and my prayer is pure.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:15 Literally “my horn”
  2. Job 16:17 Literally “upon,” or “because”