17 <poetry>My spirit is broken, <indent>my days are cut short, </indent> <indent>the grave awaits me. </indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry>Surely mockers surround me; <indent>my eyes must dwell on their hostility.</indent><poetry></poetry> 3 <poetry>“Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. <indent>Who else will put up security for me? </indent> </poetry> 4 <poetry>You have closed their minds to understanding; <indent>therefore you will not let them triumph.</indent> </poetry> 5 <poetry>If anyone denounces their friends for reward, <indent>the eyes of their children will fail. </indent><poetry></poetry> 6 <poetry>“God has made me a byword to everyone, <indent>a man in whose face people spit. </indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>My eyes have grown dim with grief; <indent>my whole frame is but a shadow. </indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>The upright are appalled at this; <indent>the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.</indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry>Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, <indent>and those with clean hands will grow stronger. </indent><poetry></poetry> 10 <poetry>“But come on, all of you, try again! <indent>I will not find a wise man among you. </indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>My days have passed, my plans are shattered. <indent>Yet the desires of my heart </indent> </poetry> 12 <poetry>turn night into day; <indent>in the face of the darkness light is near. </indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>If the only home I hope for is the grave, <indent>if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness, </indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>if I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ <indent>and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’</indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>where then is my hope— <indent>who can see any hope for me? </indent> </poetry> 16 <poetry>Will it go down to the gates of death? <indent>Will we descend together into the dust?” </indent></poetry>

My spirit<cr>1</cr> is broken, <indent>my days are cut short,<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>the grave awaits me.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 17:1

Surely mockers<cr>1</cr> surround me;<cr>2</cr> <indent>my eyes must dwell on their hostility.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 17:2

“Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.<cr>1</cr> <indent>Who else will put up security<cr>2</cr> for me?<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 17:3

You have closed their minds to understanding;<cr>1</cr> <indent>therefore you will not let them triumph.</indent>

Job 17:4

If anyone denounces their friends for reward,<cr>1</cr> <indent>the eyes of their children will fail.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 17:5

“God has made me a byword<cr>1</cr> to everyone,<cr>2</cr> <indent>a man in whose face people spit.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 17:6

My eyes have grown dim with grief;<cr>1</cr> <indent>my whole frame is but a shadow.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 17:7

The upright are appalled at this; <indent>the innocent are aroused<cr>1</cr> against the ungodly.</indent>

Job 17:8

Nevertheless, the righteous<cr>1</cr> will hold to their ways, <indent>and those with clean hands<cr>2</cr> will grow stronger.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Job 17:9

“But come on, all of you, try again! <indent>I will not find a wise man among you.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Job 17:10

My days have passed,<cr>1</cr> my plans are shattered. <indent>Yet the desires of my heart<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 17:11

turn night into day;<cr>1</cr> <indent>in the face of the darkness light is near.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 17:12

If the only home I hope for is the grave,<cr>1</cr> <indent>if I spread out my bed<cr>2</cr> in the realm of darkness,<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Job 17:13

if I say to corruption,<cr>1</cr> ‘You are my father,’ <indent>and to the worm,<cr>2</cr> ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’</indent>

Job 17:14

where then is my hope—<cr>1</cr> <indent>who can see any hope for me?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 17:15

Will it go down to the gates of death?<cr>1</cr> <indent>Will we descend together into the dust?”<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Job 17:16

 1 My spirit   is broken, my days are cut short,   the grave awaits me.    2 Surely mockers   surround me;   my eyes must dwell on their hostility.  3 “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.   Who else will put up security   for me?    4 You have closed their minds to understanding;   therefore you will not let them triumph.  5 If anyone denounces their friends for reward,   the eyes of their children will fail.    6 “God has made me a byword   to everyone,   a man in whose face people spit.    7 My eyes have grown dim with grief;   my whole frame is but a shadow.    8 The upright are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused   against the ungodly.  9 Nevertheless, the righteous   will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands   will grow stronger.    10 “But come on, all of you, try again! I will not find a wise man among you.    11 My days have passed,   my plans are shattered. Yet the desires of my heart    12 turn night into day;   in the face of the darkness light is near.    13 If the only home I hope for is the grave,   if I spread out my bed   in the realm of darkness,    14 if I say to corruption,   ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm,   ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’  15 where then is my hope—   who can see any hope for me?    16 Will it go down to the gates of death?   Will we descend together into the dust?”  

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