“Behold, I go forward but He is not there,
And backward, but I (A)cannot perceive Him;
When He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him;
He turns on the right, I cannot see Him.
10 “But He knows the [a]way I take;
When He has (B)tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 “My foot has (C)held fast to His path;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12 “I have not departed from the command of His lips;
I have treasured the (D)words of His mouth [b]more than my [c]necessary food.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 23:10 Lit way with me
  2. Job 23:12 Or with some versions, in my breast
  3. Job 23:12 Lit prescribed portion

“Behold, I go forward but He is not there,
And backward, but I (A)cannot discern Him;
When He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him;
He turns on the right, I cannot see Him.
10 But He knows the [a]way I take;
When He has (B)tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 My foot has (C)held fast to His path;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from the command of His lips;
I have treasured the (D)words of His mouth [b]more than my [c]portion of food.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 23:10 Lit way with me
  2. Job 23:12 Some versions in my breast
  3. Job 23:12 Lit statute

“Behold, I go forward but He is not there,
And backward, but I (A)cannot perceive Him;
When He acts on the left, I cannot see Him;
He turns to the right, but I cannot see Him.
10 But He knows the [a]way I take;
When He has (B)put me to the test, I will come out as gold.
11 My foot has (C)held on to His path;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12 I have not [b]failed the command of His lips;
I have treasured the (D)words of His mouth [c]more than my [d]necessary food.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 23:10 Lit way with me
  2. Job 23:12 Lit ceased from
  3. Job 23:12 Or with some ancient versions, in my breast
  4. Job 23:12 Lit prescribed portion