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Job 17

New Living Translation NLT

1 “My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me.

2 I am surrounded by mockers. I watch how bitterly they taunt me.

3 “You must defend my innocence, O God, since no one else will stand up for me.

4 You have closed their minds to understanding, but do not let them triumph.

5 They betray their friends for their own advantage, so let their children faint with hunger.

6 “God has made a mockery of me among the people; they spit in my face.

7 My eyes are swollen with weeping, and I am but a shadow of my former self.

8 The virtuous are horrified when they see me. The innocent rise up against the ungodly.

9 The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.

10 “As for all of you, come back with a better argument, though I still won’t find a wise man among you.

11 My days are over. My hopes have disappeared. My heart’s desires are broken.

12 These men say that night is day; they claim that the darkness is light.

13 What if I go to the grave and make my bed in darkness?

14 What if I call the grave my father, and the maggot my mother or my sister?

15 Where then is my hope? Can anyone find it?

16 No, my hope will go down with me to the grave. We will rest together in the dust!”

The Message Bible MSG

1 "My spirit is broken, my days used up, my grave dug and waiting.

2 See how these mockers close in on me? How long do I have to put up with their insolence?

3 "O God, pledge your support for me. Give it to me in writing, with your signature. You're the only one who can do it!

4 These people are so useless! You know firsthand how stupid they can be. You wouldn't let them have the last word, would you?

5 Those who betray their own friends leave a legacy of abuse to their children.

6 "God, you've made me the talk of the town - people spit in my face;

7 I can hardly see from crying so much; I'm nothing but skin and bones.

8 Decent people can't believe what they're seeing; the good-hearted wake up and insist I've given up on God.

9 "But principled people hold tight, keep a firm grip on life, sure that their clean, pure hands will get stronger and stronger!

10 "Maybe you'd all like to start over, to try it again, the bunch of you. So far I haven't come across one scrap of wisdom in anything you've said.

11 My life's about over. All my plans are smashed, all my hopes are snuffed out -

12 My hope that night would turn into day, my hope that dawn was about to break.

13 If all I have to look forward to is a home in the graveyard, if my only hope for comfort is a well-built coffin,

14 If a family reunion means going six feet under, and the only family that shows up is worms,

15 Do you call that hope? Who on earth could find any hope in that?

16 No. If hope and I are to be buried together, I suppose you'll all come to the double funeral!"