Job 17:10-12

King James Version

¹⁰But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.

¹¹My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.

¹²They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

Job 17:10-12

New International Version

¹⁰“But come on, all of you, try again!
    I will not find a wise man among you.^(A)
¹¹My days have passed,^(B) my plans are shattered.
    Yet the desires of my heart^(C)
¹²turn night into day;^(D)
    in the face of the darkness light is near.^(E)

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Job 17:10-12

New King James Version

¹⁰“But please, ^(A)come back again, ^[a]all of you,
For I shall not find one wise man among you.
¹¹^(B)My days are past,
My purposes are broken off,
Even the ^[b]thoughts of my heart.
¹²They change the night into day;
‘The light is near,’ they say, in the face of darkness.

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Footnotes

Job 17:10 So with some Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT, Tg. all of them
Job 17:11 desires

Job 17:10-12

English Standard Version

¹⁰But you, ^(A)come on again, all of you,
    and I shall not find a wise man among you.
¹¹My ^(B)days are past; my plans are broken off,
    the desires of my heart.
¹²They ^(C)make night into day:
    ‘The light,’ they say, ‘is near to the darkness.’^[a]