He hath also made me a [a]byword of the people, and I am as a tabret [b]before them.

Mine eye therefore is dim for grief, and all my strength is like a shadow.

The righteous shall be astonied at [c]this, and the innocent shall be moved against the hypocrite.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 17:6 God hath made all the world to speak of me, because of mine afflictions.
  2. Job 17:6 That is, as a continual sound in their ears.
  3. Job 17:8 To wit, when they see the godly punished: but in the end they shalt come to understanding, and know what shall be the reward of the hypocrite.

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