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Job Pleads with God to Declare Him Honest

17 “My spirit is broken.
    My days have been snuffed out.
    The cemetery is waiting for me.
Certainly, mockers are around me.
    My eyes are focused on their opposition.
Please guarantee my bail yourself.
    Who else will guarantee it with a handshake?

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17 My spirit(A) is broken,
    my days are cut short,(B)
    the grave awaits me.(C)
Surely mockers(D) surround me;(E)
    my eyes must dwell on their hostility.

“Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.(F)
    Who else will put up security(G) for me?(H)

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