Job 23:8-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 “If I go forward, he is not there;
or backward, I cannot perceive him;(A)
9 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)
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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