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<t><p class="indent1">They shout<MH7321> against<MH5921> them as <i>against</i> a thief<MH1590>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So that they live<MH7931> on the slopes<MH6178> of ravines<MH5158a>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>In</i> holes<MH2356> <i>in</i> the ground<MH6083> and <i>among</i> the rocks<MH3710>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Among<MH996> the bushes<MH7880> they <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>cry<MH5101> out; <t><p class="indent1">Under<MH8478> the weeds<MH2738> they are gathered<MH5596> together<MH5596>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Worthless<MH5036> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>fellows<MH1121>, even<MH1571> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>those<MH1121> without<MH1097> a name<MH8034>, <t><p class="indent1">They were cast<MH5217> out<MH5217> from the land<MH776>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“And now<MH6258> I have become<MH1961> their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>taunt<MH5058>, <t><p class="indent1">And I have become<MH1961> a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>byword<MH4405> to them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“They loathe<MH8581> me <i>and</i> stand<MH7368> aloof<MH7368> from me, <t><p class="indent1">And they do not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>refrain<MH2820> from spitting<MH7536> in my face<MH6440>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Because<MH3588> He has undone<MH6605a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>bowstring<MH3499b> and afflicted<MH6031a> me, <t><p class="indent1">They have cast<MH7971> off<MH7971> the bridle<MH7448> before<MH4480, 6440> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“On the right<MH3225> hand<MH3225> their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>mob<MH6526> arises<MH6965>; <t><p class="indent1">They push<MH7971> aside my feet<MH7272> and pile<MH5549> up<MH5549> their ways<MH734> of destruction<MH343> against<MH5921> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“They break<MH5420> up<MH5420> my path<MH5410b>, <t><p class="indent1">They promote<MH3276> my destruction<MH1942>; <t><p class="indent1">No<MH3808> one restrains<MH6113> them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“As <i>through</i> a wide<MH7342> gap<MH6556> they come<MH857>, <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>Amid<MH8478> the storm<MH7724b> they roll<MH1556> on<MH1556>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Sudden<MH1091> terrors<MH1091> are turned<MH2015> upon<MH5921> me; <t><p class="indent1">They chase<MH7291> <i>away</i> my dignity<MH5082> like the wind<MH7307>, <t><p class="indent1">And my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>prosperity<MH3444> has passed<MH5674a> away<MH5674a> like a cloud<MH5645>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“And now<MH6258> my soul<MH5315> is poured<MH8210> out<MH8210> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>within<MH5921> me; <t><p class="indent1">Days<MH3117> of misery<MH6040a> have seized<MH270> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“At night<MH3915> it pierces<MH5365> my bones<MH6106> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>within<MH4480, 5921> me, <t><p class="indent1">And my gnawing<MH6207> <i>pains</i> do not rest<MH7901>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“By a great<MH7230> force<MH3581b> my garment<MH3830> is distorted<MH2664>; <t><p class="indent1">It ties<MH247> me up<MH247> like the collar<MH6310> of my coat<MH3801>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“He has thrown<MH3384> me into the mire<MH2563a>, <t><p class="indent1">And I have become<MH4911a> like<MH4911a> dust<MH6083> and ashes<MH665>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“I cry<MH7768> out<MH7768> to You for<MH7768> help<MH7768>, but You do not answer<MH6030a> me; <t><p class="indent1">I stand<MH5975> up, and You turn<MH995> Your attention<MH995> against me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“You have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>become<MH2015> cruel<MH393> to me; <t><p class="indent1">With the strength<MH6108> of Your hand<MH3027> You persecute<MH7852> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“You lift<MH5375> me up<MH5375> to the wind<MH7307> <i>and</i> make me ride<MH7392> <i>it;</i> <t><p class="indent1">And You dissolve<MH4127> me in a storm<MH8663>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“For I know<MH3045> that You will bring<MH7725> me to death<MH4194>, <t><p class="indent1">And to the house<MH1004> of meeting<MH4150> for all<MH3605> living<MH2416a>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“Yet<MH389> does one in a heap<MH5856> of<MH5856> ruins<MH5856> not reach<MH7971> out<MH7971> <i>with his</i> hand<MH3027>, <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH518> in his disaster<MH6365> does he not cry<MH7769> out<MH7769> for<MH7769> help<MH7769>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“Have I not wept<MH1058> for the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>one whose life<MH3117> is hard<MH7186>? <t><p class="indent1">Was my soul<MH5315> not grieved<MH5701> for the needy<MH34>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“When<MH3588> I expected<MH6960a> good<MH2896b>, evil<MH7451b> came<MH935>; <t><p class="indent1">When I waited<MH3176> for light<MH216>, darkness<MH652> came<MH935>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>I am seething<MH7570> within<MH4578> and cannot<MH3808> rest<MH1826a>; <t><p class="indent1">Days<MH3117> of misery<MH6040a> confront<MH6923> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“I go<MH1980> about<MH1980> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>mourning<MH6937> without<MH3808> comfort; <t><p class="indent1">I stand<MH6965> up<MH6965> in the assembly<MH6951> <i>and</i> cry<MH7768> out<MH7768> for<MH7768> help<MH7768>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“I have become<MH1961> a brother<MH251> to jackals<MH8565>, <t><p class="indent1">And a companion<MH7453> of ostriches<MH1323, 3284>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>“My skin<MH5785> turns<MH7835> black<MH7835> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>on me, <t><p class="indent1">And my bones<MH6106> burn<MH2787> with <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>fever<MH2721a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/30-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>“Therefore my harp<MH3658> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>is turned<MH1961> to mourning<MH60>, <t><p class="indent1">And my flute<MH5748> to the sound<MH6963> of those who weep<MH1058>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>bray</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>sons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>sons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>song</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> I.e., prob. a word of insult<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>withhold spit from my face</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Some mss <i>His</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>cord</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Or <i>youth arise</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>Under</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Or <i>welfare</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>upon</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>from upon</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>turned to be</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Lit <i>hard of day</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> Lit <i>My inward parts are boiling</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">28</span> Or <i>blackened, but not by the heat of the sun</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Lit <i>from upon</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Lit <i>heat</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">31</span> Lit <i>becomes</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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