Job 17:12-14

New International Reader's Version

¹² turn night into day.
    Even though it’s dark,
    ‘Light is nearby.’
¹³ Suppose the only home I can hope for is a grave.
    And suppose I make my bed in the darkness of death.
¹⁴ Suppose I say to the grave,
    ‘You are like a father to me.’
And suppose I say to its worms,
    ‘You are like a mother or sister to me.’