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22 He cannot trust that he will return[a] from darkness,
and he himself[b] is destined for the sword.
23 “He is wandering for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that a day of darkness is ready at hand.[c]
24 Anguish and distress terrify him;
they[d] overpower him like a king ready for the battle.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:22 Literally “He cannot trust to return,” or “He is not certain to return,” or “He cannot be sure to return” (compare NJPS)
  2. Job 15:22 Emphatic personal pronoun
  3. Job 15:23 Hebrew “at his hand”; the meaning seems to be, “his ruin is certain”
  4. Job 15:24 Hebrew “it”