21 I am (A)guiltless;
I do not take notice of myself;
I (B)reject my life.
22 It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He (C)destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’
23 If the whip kills suddenly,
He (D)mocks the despair of the innocent.
24 The earth (E)is handed over to the wicked;
He (F)covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, then who is it?

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21 Though I am blameless,
I no longer care about myself;
I renounce my life.(A)
22 It is all the same. Therefore I say,
“He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.”(B)
23 When disaster brings sudden death,
He mocks the despair of the innocent.
24 The earth[a] is handed over to the wicked;
He blindfolds[b] its judges.(C)
If it isn’t He, then who is it?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:24 Or land
  2. Job 9:24 Lit covers the faces of