Job 9:25-31
New American Standard Bible
25 “Now (A)my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, (B)they see no good.
26 They slip by like (C)reed boats,
Like an (D)eagle that swoops on [a]its prey.
27 Though I say, ‘I will forget (E)my complaint,
I will [b]put my face in order and be cheerful,’
28 I am (F)afraid of all my pains,
I know that (G)You will not acquit me.
29 I am (H)guilty,
Why then should I struggle in vain?
30 If I (I)washed myself with snow,
And cleansed (J)my hands with lye,
31 Then You would plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would loathe me.
Job 9:25-31
International Standard Version
Job Argues that God Won’t Acquit Him
25 “My days pass faster than a runner;
but they pass quickly without seeing anything good.
26 They pass by like a ship made of reeds,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
27 If I were to say, ‘Let me forget my complaint,’
change[a] the expression on[b] my face, and look cheerful,
28 then I still dread all of my suffering;
I know you still won’t acquit me.
29 I will be condemned,
so why should I wear myself out with this futility?
30 “If I wash myself with water from snow,
and cleanse my hands with lye,
31 you’ll still drop me into the Pit,[c]
and my own clothes will despise me.
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