Job 30:9-11

American Standard Version

⁹And now I am become their song,
Yea, I am a byword unto them.
¹⁰They abhor me, they stand aloof from me,
And spare not to spit ^[a]in my face.
¹¹For he hath loosed ^[b]his cord, and afflicted me;
And they have cast off the bridle before me.

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Footnotes

Job 30:10 Or, at the sight of me
Job 30:11 According to another reading, my cord (or, bowstring).

Job 30:9-11

New International Version

⁹“And now those young men mock me^(A) in song;^(B)
    I have become a byword^(C) among them.
¹⁰They detest me^(D) and keep their distance;
    they do not hesitate to spit in my face.^(E)
¹¹Now that God has unstrung my bow^(F) and afflicted me,^(G)
    they throw off restraint^(H) in my presence.