Job 9:25-31
English Standard Version
25 “My (A)days are swifter than (B)a runner;
they flee away; they see no good.
26 They go by like (C)skiffs of reed,
like (D)an eagle swooping on the prey.
27 If I say, (E)‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face, and (F)be of good cheer,’
28 I become (G)afraid of all my suffering,
for I know you will not (H)hold me innocent.
29 I shall be (I)condemned;
why then do I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with snow
and (J)cleanse my hands with lye,
31 yet you will plunge me into a pit,
and my own clothes will (K)abhor me.
Job 9:25-31
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
25 “My days are swifter than a runner;
they flee away; they see no good.
26 They go by like skiffs of reed,
like an eagle swooping on the prey.(A)
27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint;
I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer,’
28 I become afraid of all my suffering,
for I know you will not hold me innocent.
29 I shall be condemned;
why then do I labor in vain?(B)
30 If I wash myself with soap
and cleanse my hands with lye,(C)
31 yet you will plunge me into filth,
and my own clothes will abhor me.
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