Job 16:22-17:9
New American Standard Bible
22 For when a few years are past,
I shall go the way (A)of no return.
Job Says He Has Become a Proverb
17 “My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished,
The [a](B)grave is ready for me.
2 (C)Mockers are certainly with me,
And my eye [b]gazes on their provocation.
3 “Make a pledge (D)for me with Yourself;
Who is there that will [c]be my guarantor?
4 For You have [d](E)kept their hearts away from understanding;
Therefore You will not exalt them.
5 He who (F)informs against friends for a share of the spoils,
The (G)eyes of his children also will perish.
6 “But He has made me a (H)proverb among the people,
And I am [e]one at whom people (I)spit.
7 My eye has also become (J)inexpressive because of grief,
And all my (K)body parts are like a shadow.
8 The upright will be appalled at this,
And the (L)innocent will stir himself up against the godless.
9 Nevertheless (M)the righteous will hold to his way,
And (N)the one who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
Job 16:22-17:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
22 For only a few years will pass
before I go the way of no return.
17 My spirit is broken.
My days are extinguished.
A graveyard(A) awaits me.
2 Surely mockers surround[a] me
and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.(B)
3 Make arrangements! Put up security for me.[b](C)
Who else will be my sponsor?[c]
4 You have closed their minds to understanding,
therefore You will not honor them.
5 If a man informs on his friends for a price,
the eyes of his children will fail.
6 He has made me an object of scorn to the people;
I have become a man people spit at.[d](D)
7 My eyes have grown dim from grief,
and my whole body has become but a shadow.
8 The upright are appalled(E) at this,
and the innocent are roused against the godless.
9 Yet the righteous person will hold to his way,
and the one whose hands are clean(F) will grow stronger.
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