diff --git a/18-JOB/23.usfm b/18-JOB/23.usfm
index 993c8c69..00bf4968 100644
--- a/18-JOB/23.usfm
+++ b/18-JOB/23.usfm
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 \v 16 For God has made my heart weak;
 \q the Almighty has terrified me.
 \q
-\v 17 It is not that I have been cut off by darkness,
-\q nor does the thick darkness cover my face.
+\v 17 I have not been brought to an end by darkness,
+\q because of the thick darkness that covers the gloom of my face.