And hast made me full of [a]wrinkles which is a witness thereof, and my leanness riseth up in me, testifying the same in my face.

[b]His wrath hath torn me, and he hateth me, and gnasheth upon me with his teeth: mine enemy hath sharpened his eyes against me.

10 They have opened their mouths upon me, and smitten me on the [c]cheek in reproach: they gathered themselves together against me.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:8 In token of sorrow and grief.
  2. Job 16:9 That is, God by his wrath: and in this diversity of words and high style, he expresseth how grievous the hand of God was upon him.
  3. Job 16:10 That is, hath handled me most contemptuously: for so smiting on the cheek signified, 1 Kings 22:24; Mark 14:65.

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