Job 23:8-12
Lexham English Bible
8 “When I go forward, he is not there,[a]
or[b] backward, I cannot see him.[c]
9 When he works[d] on the left, I cannot perceive[e] him;
he turns to the right, but[f] I cannot see him.
10 But he knows the way that I take;[g]
he tests me—I shall come out like gold.
11 My foot has held on to his steps;
I have kept his way, and I have not turned aside.
12 From the commandment of his lips, indeed[h] I have not departed;
I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily food.
Job 23:8-12
International Standard Version
Job Justifies His Innocence
8 “Look! If I go east,[a] he isn’t there!
If I go to the west,[b] I don’t perceive him.
9 If he’s working in the north,[c] I can’t observe him;[d]
If he turns south,[e] I can’t see him.[f]
10 Because he knows the road on which I travel,
when he had tested me, I’ll come out like gold.
11 My feet stay where his footsteps lead;
I kept on his pathway and haven’t turned aside.
12 I haven’t wandered away from the commands that he has spoken;[g]
I’ve treasured what he has said[h] more than my own meals.”
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