Job 9:25-31

New International Reader's Version

²⁵ “God, my days race by like a runner.
    They fly away without seeing any joy.
²⁶ They speed along like papyrus boats.
    They are like eagles swooping down on their food.
²⁷ Suppose I say, ‘I’ll forget about all my problems.
    I’ll change my frown into a smile.’
²⁸ Then I’d still be afraid I’d go on suffering.
    That’s because I know you would say
    I had done something wrong.
²⁹ In fact, you have already said I’m guilty.
    So why should I struggle without any reason?
³⁰ Suppose I clean myself with soap.
    Suppose I wash my hands with cleanser.
³¹ Even then you would throw me into a muddy pit.
    And even my clothes would hate me.