Job 42:6

Therefore I despise myself, ¹  and I repent in dust and ashes!

Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes."

Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes."

I take back everything I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance."

I'm sorry--forgive me. I'll never do that again, I promise! I'll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor."

For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.

therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes."

Therefore I abhor myself , And repent in dust and ashes."

Therefore I despise myself, ¹  and I repent in dust and ashes!

¹ tn Or “despise what I said.” There is no object on the verb; Job could be despising himself or the things he said (see L. J. Kuyper, “Repentance of Job,” VT 9 [1959]: 91-94).