Job 16
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King James BibleNew American Standard Bible 1995
1Then Job answered and said,1Then Job answered,
2I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.2"I have heard many such things; Sorry comforters are you all.
3Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?3"Is there no limit to windy words? Or what plagues you that you answer?
4I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.4"I too could speak like you, If I were in your place. I could compose words against you And shake my head at you.
5But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.5"I could strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.
6Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?6"If I speak, my pain is not lessened, And if I hold back, what has left me?
7But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.7"But now He has exhausted me; You have laid waste all my company.
8And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.8"You have shriveled me up, It has become a witness; And my leanness rises up against me, It testifies to my face.
9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.9"His anger has torn me and hunted me down, He has gnashed at me with His teeth; My adversary glares at me.
10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.10"They have gaped at me with their mouth, They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt; They have massed themselves against me.
11God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.11"God hands me over to ruffians And tosses me into the hands of the wicked.
12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.12"I was at ease, but He shattered me, And He has grasped me by the neck and shaken me to pieces; He has also set me up as His target.
13His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.13"His arrows surround me. Without mercy He splits my kidneys open; He pours out my gall on the ground.
14He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.14"He breaks through me with breach after breach; He runs at me like a warrior.
15I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.15"I have sewed sackcloth over my skin And thrust my horn in the dust.
16My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;16"My face is flushed from weeping, And deep darkness is on my eyelids,
17Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.17Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
18O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.18"O earth, do not cover my blood, And let there be no resting place for my cry.
19Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.19"Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And my advocate is on high.
20My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.20"My friends are my scoffers; My eye weeps to God.
21O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!21"O that a man might plead with God As a man with his neighbor!
22When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.22"For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.
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