26 For You write bitter things against me,
And (A)make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
27 (B)You put my feet in the stocks,
And watch closely all my paths.
You [a]set a limit for the [b]soles of my feet.

28 Man[c] decays like a rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

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  1. Job 13:27 Lit. inscribe a print
  2. Job 13:27 Lit. roots
  3. Job 13:28 Lit. He

26 For you (A)write bitter things against me
    and make me inherit (B)the iniquities of my youth.
27 You put my feet in (C)the stocks
    and (D)watch all my paths;
    you set a limit for[a] the soles of my feet.
28 Man[b] wastes away like (E)a rotten thing,
    like a garment that is (F)moth-eaten.

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  1. Job 13:27 Or you marked
  2. Job 13:28 Hebrew He

26 For you write down bitter things against me
    and make me reap the sins of my youth.(A)
27 You fasten my feet in shackles;(B)
    you keep close watch on all my paths(C)
    by putting marks on the soles of my feet.

28 “So man wastes away like something rotten,
    like a garment(D) eaten by moths.(E)

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26 For You write (A)bitter things against me
And (B)make me inherit the guilty deeds of my youth.
27 You (C)put my feet in the stocks
And watch all my paths;
You [a]set a limit for the soles of my feet,
28 While [b]I am decaying like a (D)rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

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  1. Job 13:27 Lit carve for
  2. Job 13:28 Lit he is