Job 9:27-29

New Catholic Bible

²⁷If I say, ‘I will forget my complaints,
    I will put on a cheerful face instead of a sad countenance,’
²⁸I will still dread my sufferings,
    for I know that you will not hold me innocent.
²⁹“If I am to be condemned as guilty,
    why then should I struggle in vain?

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Job 9:27-29

New International Version

²⁷If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,^(A)
    I will change my expression, and smile,’
²⁸I still dread^(B) all my sufferings,
    for I know you will not hold me innocent.^(C)
²⁹Since I am already found guilty,
    why should I struggle in vain?^(D)