- "My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me.
- I am surrounded by mockers. I watch how bitterly they taunt me.
- "You must defend my innocence, O God, since no one else will stand up for me.
- You have closed their minds to understanding, but do not let them triumph.
- They betray their friends for their own advantage, so let their children faint with hunger.
- "God has made a mockery of me among the people; they spit in my face.
- My eyes are swollen with weeping, and I am but a shadow of my former self.
- The virtuous are horrified when they see me. The innocent rise up against the ungodly.
- The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.
- "As for all of you, come back with a better argument, though I still won't find a wise man among you.
- My days are over. My hopes have disappeared. My heart's desires are broken.
- These men say that night is day; they claim that the darkness is light.
- What if I go to the grave[1] and make my bed in darkness?
- What if I call the grave my father, and the maggot my mother or my sister?
- Where then is my hope? Can anyone find it?
- No, my hope will go down with me to the grave. We will rest together in the dust!"
Job 17
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