15 “I have sewn sackcloth over my skin,
And (A)laid my [a]head in the dust.
16 My face is [b]flushed from weeping,
And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
17 Although no violence is in my hands,
And my prayer is pure.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:15 Lit. horn
  2. Job 16:16 Lit. red

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”