Job 29:16-18

International Standard Version

¹⁶I was a father to the needy;
I diligently inquired into the case of those I didn’t know.
¹⁷I broke the fangs of the wicked,
and made him drop the prey.”

Job Remembers His Previous Condition

¹⁸“I used to say: ‘I will die in my home.^[a]
I’m going to live as many days
as there are grains of sand on the shore.^[b]

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Footnotes

Job 29:18 Lit. nest
Job 29:18 The Heb. lacks on the shore

Job 29:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶I was a father to the needy;^(A)
I took up the case^(B) of the stranger.^(C)
¹⁷I broke the fangs of the wicked
and snatched the victims^(D) from their teeth.^(E)