Job 30:8-10
Living Bible
8 These sons of theirs have also turned out to be fools, yes, children of no name, outcasts of civilization.
9 “And now I have become the subject of their ribald song! I am a joke among them! 10 They despise me and won’t come near me, and don’t mind spitting in my face.
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Job 30:8-10
King James Version
8 They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
9 And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
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Job 30:8-10
New King James Version
8 They were sons of fools,
Yes, sons of vile men;
They were scourged from the land.
9 “And(A) now I am their taunting song;
Yes, I am their byword.
10 They abhor me, they keep far from me;
They do not hesitate (B)to spit in my face.
Job 30:8-10
English Standard Version
8 A senseless, a nameless brood,
they have been whipped out of the land.
9 “And now I have become their (A)song;
I am (B)a byword to them.
10 They (C)abhor me; they keep aloof from me;
they do not hesitate to (D)spit at the sight of me.
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