27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,(A)
    I will change my expression, and smile,’
28 I still dread(B) all my sufferings,
    for I know you will not hold me innocent.(C)
29 Since I am already found guilty,
    why should I struggle in vain?(D)

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27 (A)If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
28 (B)I am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You (C)will not hold me innocent.
29 If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?

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27 Though I say, ‘I will forget (A)my complaint,
I will [a]put my face in order and be cheerful,’
28 I am (B)afraid of all my pains,
I know that (C)You will not acquit me.
29 I am (D)guilty,
Why then should I struggle in vain?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:27 I.e., improve the look

27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

29 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

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