Job 17:2

1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.

Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
KJV
Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
WEB
Surely there are mockers with me. My eye dwells on their provocation.
ASV
Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation.
DARBY
Are there not mockers around me? and doth [not] mine eye abide in their provocation?
BLB
If not, mockers [are] with me, and in their provocation my eye lodges.
ÅB
Sannelig, spott omgir meg på alle kanter, og mitt øye må dvele ved deres trettekjære ferd.
OTB
Sannelig, spottere er med meg,
Og mitt øye ser på deres provokasjon.
B1930
Sannelig, spott omgir mig på alle kanter, og mitt øie må dvele ved deres trettekjære ferd.

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