Verse Comparison: Job 9:27
American Standard Version
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my `sad' countenance, and be of good cheer;
Amplified® Bible
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer {and} brighten up,
Contemporary English Version
Sometimes I try to be cheerful and to stop complaining,
Darby English Version
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance, and brighten up,
Good News Bible
If I smile and try to forget my pain, all my suffering comes back to haunt me; I know that God does hold me guilty.
King James Version
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
New American Standard Bible
"Though I say, `I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my {sad} countenance and be cheerful,'
New International Version
If I say, 'I will forget my complaint,
I will change my expression, and smile,'
New King James Version
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Though I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and have cheerfulness,'
Revised Standard Version
If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer,'
Young's Literal Translation
Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'