Job 17 — ENGLXXUP
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Verse 1
I perish, carried away by the wind,
Verse 2
Weary I entreat; and what have I done?
Verse 3
Who is this? let him join hands with me.
Verse 4
For thou hast hidden their heart from wisdom;
Verse 5
He shall promise mischief to his companions:
Verse 6
But thou hast made me a byword among the nations,
Verse 7
For my eyes are dimmed through pain;
Verse 8
Wonder has seized true men upon this;
Verse 9
But let the faithful hold on his own way,
Verse 10
Howbeit, do ye all strengthen yourselves and come now,
Verse 11
My days have passed in groaning,
Verse 12
I have turned the night into day:
Verse 13
For if I remain, Hades is my habitation:
Verse 14
I have called upon death to be my father,
Verse 15
Where then is yet my hope?
Verse 16
Will they go down with me to Hades,