Job 16:22-17:9
World English Bible
22 For when a few years have come,
I will go the way of no return.
17 “My spirit is consumed.
My days are extinct,
and the grave is ready for me.
2 Surely there are mockers with me.
My eye dwells on their provocation.
3 “Now give a pledge. Be collateral for me with yourself.
Who is there who will strike hands with me?
4 For you have hidden their heart from understanding,
Therefore you will not exalt them.
5 He who denounces his friends for plunder,
Even the eyes of his children will fail.
6 “But he has made me a byword of the people.
They spit in my face.
7 My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow.
All my members are as a shadow.
8 Upright men will be astonished at this.
The innocent will stir himself up against the godless.
9 Yet the righteous will hold to his way.
He who has clean hands will grow 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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