Job 16:22-17:9

New Century Version

²² “Only a few years will pass
    before I go on the journey of no return.
17 My spirit is broken;
    the days of my life are almost gone.
    The grave is waiting for me.
² Those who laugh at me surround me;
    I watch them insult me.

³ “God, make me a promise.
    No one will make a pledge for me.
⁴ You have closed their minds to understanding.
    Do not let them win over me.
⁵ People might speak against their friends for money,
    but if they do, the eyes of their children go blind.

⁶ “God has made my name a curse word;
    people spit in my face.
⁷ My sight has grown weak because of my sadness,
    and my body is as thin as a shadow.
⁸ Honest people are upset about this;
    innocent people are upset with those who do wrong.
⁹ But those who do right will continue to do right,
    and those whose hands are not dirty with sin will grow stronger.