Job 17:14

Job Prepares for Death

13If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness, 14and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ 15where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?

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Berean Standard Bible
and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
American Standard Version (1901)
If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister;
Bible in Basic English
If I say to the earth, You are my father; and to the worm, My mother and my sister;
Free Bible Version
Should I call the grave my father, and the maggot my mother or my sister?
King James (Authorized) Version
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
Translation for Translators
I may say to the grave, ‘You will be like a father to me,’ and say to the maggots that will eat my body, ‘You will be like a mother or younger sisters to me because you will be where I will always be.’
Unlocked Literal Bible
and if I have said to the pit, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'You are my mother or my sister,'
Noah Webster Bible
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
World English Bible
if I have said to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ and ‘My sister,’
Young's Literal Translation
To corruption I have called: — 'Thou [art] my father.' 'My mother' and 'my sister' — to the worm.