28 “But now be so kind as to look at me.
    Would I lie to your face?(A)
29 Relent, do not be unjust;(B)
    reconsider, for my integrity(C) is at stake.[a](D)
30 Is there any wickedness on my lips?(E)
    Can my mouth not discern(F) malice?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:29 Or my righteousness still stands

28 Therefore[a] be prepared, turn to me,
and I surely will not lie to your face.[b]
29 Please turn, let no injustice happen;
indeed,[c] turn, my righteousness is still intact.[d]
30 Is there injustice on my tongue?
Or can my palate not discern calamity?[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:28 Literally “And now,” or “And so then”
  2. Job 6:28 Hebrew “faces”
  3. Job 6:29 Hebrew “and”
  4. Job 6:29 Literally “still my righteousness is in it”
  5. Job 6:30 Or “calamities”