Job 30:20-26
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 I cry to you, and you do not answer me;
I stand, and you merely look at me.(A)
21 You have turned cruel to me;
with the might of your hand you persecute me.(B)
22 You lift me up on the wind, you make me ride on it,
and you toss me about in the roar of the storm.(C)
23 I know that you will bring me to death,
to the house appointed for all living.(D)
24 “Surely one does not turn against the needy,[a]
when in disaster they cry for help.[b](E)
25 Did I not weep for those whose day was hard?
Was not my soul grieved for the poor?(F)
26 But when I looked for good, evil came,
and when I waited for light, darkness came.(G)
Job 30:20-26
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 I cry to you for help, but you do not answer me.
Whenever I stand up, you pay no attention to me.[a]
21 You have become cruel to me.
With a strong hand you assault me.
22 You lift me up with the wind, and it carries me away.
You scatter me in the raging storm.
23 Yes, I know that you are bringing me down to death,
to the home where all the living meet.
24 Will he really stretch out his hand against a pile of ruins,
when the ruined man screams for help?[b]
25 Didn’t I weep for those who live through hard days?
Didn’t my soul grieve for the needy?
26 But when I waited for good, evil came.
When I hoped for light, darkness came.
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