10 They open their mouths against me
and strike my cheeks with contempt;(A)
they join themselves together against me.
11 God hands me over to unjust men;[a]
He throws me into the hands of the wicked.
12 I was at ease, but He shattered me;
He seized me by the scruff of the neck
and smashed me to pieces.
He set me up as His target;(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:11 LXX, Vg; MT reads to a boy

10 People open their mouths(A) to jeer at me;(B)
    they strike my cheek(C) in scorn
    and unite together against me.(D)
11 God has turned me over to the ungodly
    and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.(E)
12 All was well with me, but he shattered me;
    he seized me by the neck and crushed me.(F)
He has made me his target;(G)

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