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“If I go forward, he is not there;
    or backward, I cannot perceive him;(A)
on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him;
    I turn[a] to the right, but I cannot see him.
10 But he knows the way that I take;
    when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold.(B)
11 My foot has held fast to his steps;
    I have kept his way and have not turned aside.(C)
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
    I have treasured his words in my bosom.[b](D)

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Footnotes

  1. 23.9 Syr Vg: Heb he turns
  2. 23.12 Gk: Heb words more than my daily bread

Job Justifies His Innocence

“Look! If I go east,[a] he isn’t there!
    If I go to the west,[b] I don’t perceive him.
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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Footnotes

  1. Job 23:8 Or forward
  2. Job 23:8 Or back
  3. Job 23:9 Or left
  4. Job 23:9 The Heb. lacks him
  5. Job 23:9 Or right
  6. Job 23:9 The Heb. lacks him
  7. Job 23:12 Lit. commands of his lips
  8. Job 23:12 Lit. treasured the words of his mouth