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Surely, he[a] has worn me out!
You have devastated everyone close to me.
You have made me shrivel up,[b]
and this testifies against me.
My emaciated body stands up
and is a witness against me.
His anger has torn me.
He has been hostile to me.
He has gnashed his teeth at me.
My opponent glares at me with piercing eyes.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:7 The reading he follows the Hebrew text. It refers to God. Hebrew poetry sometimes alternates between third and second person pronouns, as is the case here.
  2. Job 16:8 The meaning of this verb is uncertain.