Job 9:25-31
New King James Version
25 “Now (A)my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
26 They pass by like [a]swift ships,
(B)Like an eagle swooping on its prey.
27 (C)If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
28 (D)I am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You (E)will not hold me innocent.
29 If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?
30 (F)If I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with [b]soap,
31 Yet You will plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes will [c]abhor 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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