Part 314 (2/2)
16:7. But what shall I do? If I speak, my pain will not rest: and if I hold my peace, it will not depart from me.
16:8. But now my sorrow hath oppressed me, and all my limbs are brought to nothing.
16:9. My wrinkles bear witness against me, and a false speaker riseth up against my face, contradicting me.
16:10. He hath gathered together his fury against me, and threatening me he hath gnashed with his teeth upon me: my enemy hath beheld me with terrible eyes.
16:11. They have opened their mouths upon me, and reproaching me they have struck me on the cheek, they are filled with my pains.
16:12. G.o.d hath shut me up with the unjust man, and hath delivered me into the hands of the wicked.
16:13. I that was formerly so wealthy, am all on a sudden broken to pieces: he hath taken me by my neck, he hath broken me, and hath set me up to be his mark.
16:14. He hath compa.s.sed me round about with his lances, he hath wounded my loins, he hath not spared, and hath poured out my bowels on the earth,
16:15. He hath torn me with wound upon wound, he hath rushed in upon me like a giant.
16:16. I have sowed sackcloth upon my skin, and have covered my flesh with ashes.
16:17. My face is swollen with weeping, and my eyelids are dim.
16:18. These things have I suffered without the iniquity of my hand, when I offered pure prayers to G.o.d.
16:19. O earth, cover not thou my blood, neither let my cry find a hiding place in thee.
16:20. For behold my witness is in heaven, and he that knoweth my conscience is on high.
16:21. My friends are full of words: my eye poureth out tears to G.o.d.
16:22. And O that a man might so be judged with G.o.d, as the son of man is judged with his companion!
16:23. For behold short years pa.s.s away, and I am walking in a path by which I shall not return.
Job Chapter 17
Job's hope in G.o.d: he expects rest in death.
17:1. My spirit shall be wasted, my days shall be shortened and only the grave remaineth for me.
17:2. I have not sinned, and my eye abideth in bitterness.
Not sinned... That is, I am not guilty of such sins as they charge me with.
17:3. Deliver me, O Lord, and set me beside thee, and let any man's hand fight against me.
17:4. Thou hast set their heart far from understanding, therefore they shall not be exalted.
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