Job 17
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1My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me.1My spirit is broken, my days have faded out, the grave awaits me.
2Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.2Surely mockery is with me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
3"Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?3Make then my pledge with you. Who else will put up security for me?
4You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.4Because you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not exalt them.
5If anyone denounces their friends for reward, the eyes of their children will fail.5If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.
6"God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.6He has made me a byword to people, I am the one in whose face they spit.
7My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.7My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
8The upright are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.8Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent man is troubled with the godless.
9Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.9But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
10"But come on, all of you, try again! I will not find a wise man among you.10"But turn, all of you, and come now! I will not find a wise man among you.
11My days have passed, my plans are shattered. Yet the desires of my heart11My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.
12turn night into day; in the face of the darkness light is near.12These men change night into day; they say, 'The light is near in the face of darkness.'
13If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness,13If I hope for the grave to be my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
14if I say to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My mother' or 'My sister,'14If I cry to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My Mother,' or 'My sister,'
15where then is my hope-- who can see any hope for me?15where then is my hope? And my hope, who sees it?
16Will it go down to the gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?"16Will it go down to the barred gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?"
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