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

“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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  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