Job 16:22-17:9
English Standard Version
22 For when a few years have come
I shall go the way (A)from which I shall not return.
Job Continues: Where Then Is My Hope?
17 “My spirit is broken; my days are (B)extinct;
(C)the graveyard is ready for me.
2 Surely there are mockers about me,
and my eye dwells on their (D)provocation.
3 “Lay down a pledge for me with you;
who is there who will put up (E)security for me?
4 Since you have closed their hearts to understanding,
therefore you will not let them triumph.
5 He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property—
the (F)eyes of his children will fail.
6 “He has made me (G)a byword of the peoples,
and I am one before whom men spit.
7 My (H)eye has grown dim from vexation,
and all my members are like (I)a shadow.
8 The upright are (J)appalled at this,
and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless.
9 Yet the righteous holds to his way,
and he who has (K)clean hands grows stronger and stronger.
Job 16:22-17:9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 For when a few years have come,
I shall go the way from which I shall not return.(A)
Job Prays for Relief
17 “My spirit is broken; my days are extinct;
the grave is ready for me.(B)
2 Surely there are mockers around me,
and my eye dwells on their provocation.(C)
3 “Lay down a pledge for me with yourself;
who is there who will give surety for me?(D)
4 Since you have closed their minds to understanding,
therefore you will not let them triumph.(E)
5 Those who denounce friends for reward—
the eyes of their children will fail.(F)
6 “He has made me a byword of the peoples,
and I am one before whom people spit.(G)
7 My eye has grown dim from grief,
and all my members are like a shadow.(H)
8 The upright are appalled at this,
and the innocent stir themselves up against the godless.
9 Yet the righteous hold to their way,
and they who have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.(I)
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