“Behold, I go forward but He is not there,
And backward, but I (A)cannot perceive Him;
When He acts on the left, I cannot see Him;
He turns to the right, but I cannot see Him.
10 But He knows the [a]way I take;
When He has (B)put me to the test, I will come out as gold.
11 My foot has (C)held on to His path;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12 I have not [b]failed the command of His lips;
I have treasured the (D)words of His mouth [c]more than my [d]necessary food.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 23:10 Lit way with me
  2. Job 23:12 Lit ceased from
  3. Job 23:12 Or with some ancient versions, in my breast
  4. Job 23:12 Lit prescribed portion

“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there;
    and backward, but I cannot perceive him;
on the left hand I seek him,[a] but I cannot behold him;
    I[b] turn to the right hand, but I cannot see him.
10 But he knows the way that I take;
    when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 My foot has held fast to his steps;
    I have kept his way and have not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
    I have treasured in[c] my bosom the words of his mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 23:9 Compare Syr: Heb on the left hand when he works
  2. Job 23:9 Syr Vg: Heb he
  3. Job 23:12 Gk Vg: Heb from