15 I have sewed (A)sackcloth upon my skin
    and have laid (B)my strength (C)in the dust.
16 My face is red with weeping,
    and on my eyelids is (D)deep darkness,
17 although there is no (E)violence in my hands,
    and my prayer is pure.

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15 I have sewn sackcloth over my skin;
I have buried my strength[a] in the dust.(A)
16 My face has grown red with weeping,
and darkness(B) covers my eyes,
17 although my hands are free from violence(C)
and my prayer is pure.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:15 Lit horn