| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me. | 1“My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me. |
| 2Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility. | 2Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion. |
| 3"Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me? | 3Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor? |
| 4You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph. | 4You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them. |
| 5If anyone denounces their friends for reward, the eyes of their children will fail. | 5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail. |
| 6"God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit. | 6He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit. |
| 7My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow. | 7My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow. |
| 8The upright are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused against the ungodly. | 8The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless. |
| 9Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger. | 9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger. |
| 10"But come on, all of you, try again! I will not find a wise man among you. | 10But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you. |
| 11My days have passed, my plans are shattered. Yet the desires of my heart | 11My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart. |
| 12turn night into day; in the face of the darkness light is near. | 12They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness. |
| 13If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness, | 13If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness, |
| 14if I say to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My mother' or 'My sister,' | 14and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ |
| 15where then is my hope-- who can see any hope for me? | 15where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? |
| 16Will it go down to the gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?" | 16Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?” |
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