Job Chapter 17 - Young's Literal Translation

Job 16

Young's Literal Translation

Job 18

The Book of Job

Chapter 17

1.

My spirit hath been destroyed, My days extinguished -- graves [are] for me.

2.

If not -- mockeries [are] with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.

3.

Place, I pray Thee, my pledge with Thee; Who is he that striketh hand with me?

4.

For their heart Thou hast hidden From understanding, Therefore Thou dost not exalt them.

5.

For a portion he sheweth 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.

7.

And dim from sorrow is mine eye, And my members as a shadow all of them.

8.

Astonished are the upright at this, And the innocent against the profane Stirreth himself up.

9.

And the righteous layeth hold [on] his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.

10.

Return, and come in, I pray you, And I find not among you a wise man.

11.

My days have passed by, My devices have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!

12.

Night for day they appoint, Light [is] near because of darkness.

13.

If I wait -- Sheol [is] my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch.

14.

To corruption I have called: -- 'Thou [art] my father.' 'My mother' and 'my sister' -- to the worm.

Young's Literal Translation

The Book of Job

Chapter 17

1.

My spirit hath been destroyed, My days extinguished -- graves [are] for me.

2.

If not -- mockeries [are] with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.

3.

Place, I pray Thee, my pledge with Thee; Who is he that striketh hand with me?

4.

For their heart Thou hast hidden From understanding, Therefore Thou dost not exalt them.

5.

For a portion he sheweth 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.

7.

And dim from sorrow is mine eye, And my members as a shadow all of them.

8.

Astonished are the upright at this, And the innocent against the profane Stirreth himself up.

9.

And the righteous layeth hold [on] his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.

10.

Return, and come in, I pray you, And I find not among you a wise man.

11.

My days have passed by, My devices have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!

12.

Night for day they appoint, Light [is] near because of darkness.

13.

If I wait -- Sheol [is] my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch.

14.

To corruption I have called: -- 'Thou [art] my father.' 'My mother' and 'my sister' -- to the worm.

15.

And where [is] now my hope? Yea, my hope, who doth behold it?

16.

[To] the parts of Sheol ye go down, If together on the dust we may rest.

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