For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken [a]away my judgment.

Should I lie in my [b]right? my wound of the arrow is [c]grievous without my sin.

What man is like Job, that drinketh [d]scornfulness like water?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 34:5 That is, hath afflicted me without measure.
  2. Job 34:6 Should I say, I am wicked, being an innocent?
  3. Job 34:6 I am sorer punished, than my sin deserveth.
  4. Job 34:7 Which is compelled to receive thy reproach and scorns of many for his foolish words.

“Job says, ‘I am innocent,(A)
    but God denies me justice.(B)
Although I am right,
    I am considered a liar;(C)
although I am guiltless,(D)
    his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’(E)
Is there anyone like Job,
    who drinks scorn like water?(F)

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