Job 9:25-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
25 My days fly by faster than a runner;[a](A)
they flee without seeing any good.(B)
26 They sweep by like boats made of papyrus,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.(C)
27 If I said, “I will forget my complaint,
change my expression, and smile,”
28 I would still live in terror of all my pains.(D)
I know You will not acquit me.(E)
29 Since I will be found guilty,(F)
why should I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with snow,
and cleanse my hands with lye,
31 then You dip me in a pit of mud,
and my own clothes despise me!
Footnotes
- Job 9:25 = a royal messenger
Job 9:25-31
International Standard Version
Job Argues that God Won’t Acquit Him
25 “My days pass faster than a runner;
but they pass quickly without seeing anything good.
26 They pass by like a ship made of reeds,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
27 If I were to say, ‘Let me forget my complaint,’
change[a] the expression on[b] my face, and look cheerful,
28 then I still dread all of my suffering;
I know you still won’t acquit me.
29 I will be condemned,
so why should I wear myself out with this futility?
30 “If I wash myself with water from snow,
and cleanse my hands with lye,
31 you’ll still drop me into the Pit,[c]
and my own clothes will despise me.
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