Job 9:25-31
New American Standard Bible
25 “Now (A)my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, (B)they see no good.
26 They slip by like (C)reed boats,
Like an (D)eagle that swoops on [a]its prey.
27 Though I say, ‘I will forget (E)my complaint,
I will [b]put my face in order and be cheerful,’
28 I am (F)afraid of all my pains,
I know that (G)You will not acquit me.
29 I am (H)guilty,
Why then should I struggle in vain?
30 If I (I)washed myself with snow,
And cleansed (J)my hands with lye,
31 Then You would plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would loathe me.
Job 9:25-31
American Standard Version
25 Now my days are swifter than a [a]post:
They flee away, they see no good.
26 They are passed away as the [b]swift ships;
As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.
27 If I say, I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad countenance, and [c]be of good cheer;
28 I am afraid of all my sorrows,
I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
29 I shall be condemned;
Why then do I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself [d]with snow water,
And [e]make my hands never so clean;
31 Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch,
And mine own clothes shall abhor me.
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