Job 16:22-17:9
New American Standard Bible
22 For when a few years are past,
I shall go the way (A)of no return.
Job Says He Has Become a Proverb
17 “My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished,
The [a](B)grave is ready for me.
2 (C)Mockers are certainly with me,
And my eye [b]gazes on their provocation.
3 “Make a pledge (D)for me with Yourself;
Who is there that will [c]be my guarantor?
4 For You have [d](E)kept their hearts away from understanding;
Therefore You will not exalt them.
5 He who (F)informs against friends for a share of the spoils,
The (G)eyes of his children also will perish.
6 “But He has made me a (H)proverb among the people,
And I am [e]one at whom people (I)spit.
7 My eye has also become (J)inexpressive because of grief,
And all my (K)body parts are like a shadow.
8 The upright will be appalled at this,
And the (L)innocent will stir himself up against the godless.
9 Nevertheless (M)the righteous will hold to his way,
And (N)the one who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
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.
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