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Job 17:3

Prayer

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

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

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.

5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

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BSB
Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
KJV
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
WEB
“Now give a pledge. Be collateral for me with yourself. Who is there who will strike hands with me?
ASV
Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?
DARBY
Lay down now [a pledge], be thou surety for me with thyself: who is he that striketh hands with me?
BLB
Place, please, my pledge with You; who [is] he who will strike himself to my hand?
ÅB
Så sett nå et pant, gå i borgen for meg hos deg selv! Hvem skulle ellers gi meg håndslag[^2]?
OTB
Vær så snill å legge ned et pant for meg hos Deg selv;
Hvem er det som vil være min garantist?
B1930
Så sett nu et pant, gå i borgen for mig hos dig selv! Hvem skulde ellers gi mig håndslag? / < d.e. gå i borgen for mig, OSP 6, 1; 11, 15.>

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