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Chapter 17

Where Then Will My Hope Be?[a]

“My spirit is broken,
    my days are numbered,
    and the grave is ready to receive me.
I am surrounded by mockers who taunt me,
    and my eyes dwell on their hostility.
“I call upon you to be a witness on my behalf,
    for there is no one else to whom I can turn.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 17:1 Job remains anxious: his strength declines, his solitude becomes more profound, and around him his misfortune provokes only mockery and scandal.