Job 9:27
Job 9:27 New Living Translation (NLT)
If I decided to forget my complaints, to put away my sad face and be cheerful
Job 9:25-31 The Message (MSG)
“My time is short—what’s left of my life races off too fast for me to even glimpse the good. My life is going fast, like a ship under full sail, like an eagle plummeting to its prey. Even if I say, ‘I’ll put all this behind me, I’ll look on the bright side and force a smile,’ All these troubles would still be like grit in my gut since it’s clear you’re not going to let up. The verdict has already been handed down—‘Guilty!’— so what’s the use of protests or appeals? Even if I scrub myself all over and wash myself with the strongest soap I can find, It wouldn’t last—you’d push me into a pigpen, or worse, so nobody could stand me for the stink.
Job 9:27 King James Version (KJV)
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself
Job 9:27 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,’
Job 9:27 New Century Version (NCV)
Even though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will change the look on my face and smile,’
Job 9:27 American Standard Version (ASV)
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer
Job 9:27 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
If I say, “I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,”
Job 9:27 New King James Version (NKJV)
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’