“Yet, if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I refrain, does it not go away from me?
Job 9:27 - Tree of Life Version If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face and be cheerful,’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer and brighten up, American Standard Version (1901) If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer; Common English Bible If I say, “I’ll forget my lament, put on a different face so I can smile,” Catholic Public Domain Version If I say: "By no means will I speak this way." I change my face and I am tortured with sorrow. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If I say: I will not speak so: I change my face, and am tormented with sorrow. |
“Yet, if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I refrain, does it not go away from me?
“So I will not keep silent; I will speak in the distress of my spirit, I will complain in bitterness of soul.
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,’