Job 17:10–12

10 “But come on, all of you, try again!

I will not find a wise man among you.

11 My days have passed, my plans are shattered.

Yet the desires of my heart

12 turn night into day;

in the face of the darkness light is near.

10 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now:

For I cannot find one wise man among you.

11 My days are past,

My purposes are broken off,

Even the thoughts of my heart.

12 They change the night into day:

The light is short because of darkness.

10 “As for all of you, come back with a better argument,

though I still won’t find a wise man among you.

11 My days are over.

My hopes have disappeared.

My heart’s desires are broken.

12 These men say that night is day;

they claim that the darkness is light.

10 “But please, come back again, all of you,

For I shall not find one wise man among you.

11 My days are past,

My purposes are broken off,

Even the thoughts of my heart.

12 They change the night into day;

‘The light is near,’ they say, in the face of darkness.

10 “But, all of you, come and try again!

I do not find a wise person among you.

11 My days are gone, and my plans have been destroyed,

along with the desires of my heart.

12 These men think night is day;

when it is dark, they say, ‘Light is near.’

10 But as for you all, come on now again;

And I shall not find a wise man among you.

11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off,

Even the thoughts of my heart.

12 They change the night into day:

The light, say they, is near unto the darkness.

10 But as for you all, pray come on again; and I shall not find one wise man among you. 11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, the cherished thoughts of my heart. 12 They change the night into day; the light they imagine near in presence of the darkness.

10 “But now, all of you, come and try again! 

I won’t find one wise man among you. 

11 My days are passing by. 

My plans are broken. 

My dreams ⸤are shattered⸥. 

12 You say that night is day. 

Light has nearly become darkness. 

10 But come back and try again, all of you.

I will not find a wise man among you.

11 My days have slipped by;

my plans have been ruined,

even the things dear to my heart.

12 They turned night into day

and made light seem near in the face of darkness.

10 But you, come back now, all of you,

and I shall not find a sensible person among you.

11 My days are past; my plans are broken off,

the desires of my heart.

12 They make night into day;

‘The light,’ they say, ‘is near to the darkness.’

10 But all of you must return—please come!

But I shall not find a wise person among you.

11 “My days are past; my plans are broken down—

even the desires of my heart.

12 They make night into day,

saying, ‘Light is near to darkness.’

10 “Come on, all of you! Try again!

I can’t find a wise person among you.

11 My life is almost over. My plans are destroyed.

And so are the longings of my heart.

12 People like you turn night into day.

Even though it’s dark you say,

‘Light is nearby.’

10 “But come again all of you now,

For I do not find a wise man among you.

11 “My days are past, my plans are torn apart,

Even the wishes of my heart.

12 “They make night into day, saying,

‘The light is near,’ in the presence of darkness.