Job 17 — UBES

17Verse 1I perish, carried away by the wind,
And I seek for burial, and obtain it not.
^{Verse 2}Weary I entreat; and what have I done?
And strangers have stolen my goods.
^{Verse 3}Who is this? let him join hands with me.
^{Verse 4}For thou hast hidden their heart from wisdom;
Therefore thou shalt not exalt them.
^{Verse 5}He shall promise mischief to his companions:
But their eyes have failed for their children.^{Verse 6}But thou hast made me a byword among the nations,
And I am become a scorn to them.
^{Verse 7}For my eyes are dimmed through pain;
I have been grievously beset by all.
^{Verse 8}Wonder has seized true men upon this;
And let the just rise up against the transgressor.
^{Verse 9}But let the faithful hold on his own way,
And let him that is pure of hands take courage.
^{Verse 10}Howbeit, do ye all strengthen yourselves and come now,
For I do not find truth in you.^{Verse 11}My days have passed in groaning,
And my heartstrings are broken.
^{Verse 12}I have turned the night into day:
The light is short because of darkness.
^{Verse 13}For if I remain, Hades is my habitation:
And my bed has been made in darkness.
^{Verse 14}I have called upon death to be my father,
And corruption to be my mother and sister.
^{Verse 15}Where then is yet my hope?
Or where shall I see my good?
^{Verse 16}Will they go down with me to Hades,
Or shall we go down together to the tomb?