Job 13:15

"Though He slay me,. will hope in Him": Job was far more interested in justice than in preserving his own life. "He was willing to risk it because of the remote possibility that God would exonerate him" (Bible Knowledge Comm. p. 735). "Most of us easily quote Job 13:15 when we need. proof-text to declare our unswerving faith in God. Few of us, however, speak from the depths of physical pain, psychological despair, social rejection, and spiritual condemnation that make Job's utterance so meaningful. Having given up hope of healing from the counsel of his friends, he can only turn to God, without nothing to lose but his life" (McKenna p. 113). The reader should be aware that some other translations render this verse differently, "Behold, he will slay me;. have no hope". In spite of all his suffering, Job still holds out the hope that God will in the end justify his innocence.