Job 17
1 My spirit hath been destroyed, My days extinguished — graves [are] for me.
“My spirit has been destroyed, My days extinguished—graves [are] for me.
2 If not — mockeries [are] with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.
If not—mockeries [are] with me. And my eye lodges in their provocations.
3 Place, I pray Thee, my pledge with Thee; Who is he that striketh hand with me?
Now place my pledge with You; Who is he that strikes hand with me?
4 For their heart Thou hast hidden From understanding, Therefore Thou dost not exalt them.
For You have hidden their heart from understanding, Therefore You do not exalt them.
5 For a portion he sheweth friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.
For a portion he shows friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.
6 And he set me up for a proverb of the peoples, And a wonder before them I am.
And He set me up for a proverb of the peoples, And I am a wonder before them.
7 And dim from sorrow is mine eye, And my members as a shadow all of them.
And my eye is dim from sorrow, And my members—all of them—as a shadow.
8 Astonished are the upright at this, And the innocent against the profane Stirreth himself up.
The upright are astonished at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the profane.
9 And the righteous layeth hold [on] his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And — dumb are they all.
And the righteous lays hold [on] his way, And the clean of hands adds strength.
10 Return, and come in, I pray you, And I find not among you a wise man.
But please return and come in, all of you, And I do not find a wise man among you.
11 My days have passed by, My devices have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!
My days have passed by, My plans have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!
12 Night for day they appoint, Light [is] near because of darkness.
They appoint night for day, Light [is] near because of darkness.
If I wait—Sheol [is] my house, In darkness I have spread out my bed. (Sheol h7585)
14 To corruption I have called: — 'Thou [art] my father.' 'My mother' and 'my sister' — to the worm.
To corruption I have called: You [are] my father. To the worm: My mother and my sister.
15 And where [is] now my hope? Yea, my hope, who doth behold it?
And where [is] my hope now? Indeed, my hope, who beholds it?
