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Job 17:7

Conservative English Version

I am almost blind with grief; my body is a mere shadow.

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My face is red with tears, and dark shadows circle my eyes,

My friends have rejected me, but God is the one I beg

my shriveled up skin proves that I am his prisoner.

My parched skin is covered with worms, dirt, and sores,

I am fading away like an evening shadow; I am tossed aside like a crawling insect.

Sorrow has made my eyes dim, and my sight has failed because of my enemies.

You, LORD, heard my crying, and those hateful people had better leave me alone.

Life is short and meaningless, and it fades away like a shadow. Who knows what is best for us? Who knows what will happen after we are gone?

We feel sick all over and can't even see straight;