New Living Translation (NLT)
Job 16
22 For soon I must go down that road from which I will never return.
Job 17
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.
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