Job 9:28

²⁶ They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

²⁷ If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’

I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.

²⁹ Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?

³⁰ If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,

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

Compare

BSB: I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
KJV: I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
WEB: I am afraid of all my sorrows. I know that you will not hold me innocent.
ASV: I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
DARBY: I am afraid of all my sorrows; I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
BLB: I would fear all my sorrows, [and] I know that You will not clear me.

ÅB: da gruer jeg for alle mine plager; jeg vet jo at du ikke frikjenner meg.
OTB: frykter jeg fortsatt alle mine lidelser,
for jeg vet at Du ikke vil frikjenne meg.
B1930: da gruer jeg for alle mine plager; jeg vet jo at du ikke frikjenner mig.

Psalms 119:120
My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
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Psalms 88:15–16
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
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Job 9:20–21
Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
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Job 14:16
For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.
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Job 10:14
If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.
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Job 7:21
Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
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Job 21:6
When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.
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Job 3:25
For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
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