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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

I go east, but he is not there.
    I go west, but I cannot find him.
I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden.
    I look to the south, but he is concealed.

10 “But he knows where I am going.
    And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.
11 For I have stayed on God’s paths;
    I have followed his ways and not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from his commands,
    but have treasured his words more than daily food.

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