Job 17:14-16

New International Reader's Version

¹⁴ Suppose I say to the grave,
    ‘You are like a father to me.’
And suppose I say to its worms,
    ‘You are like a mother or sister to me.’
¹⁵ Then what hope do I have?
    Who can give me any hope?
¹⁶ Will hope go down to the gates of death with me?
    Will we go down together into the dust of the grave?”