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1In rebuttal, Job replied:

1Then Job answered:

2"If only my grief could be weighed; or my calamity piled together on a balance scale!

2If only my grief could be weighed and my devastation placed with it on the scales.

3It would weigh more than the sand on the seashore! Here's why I've talked so rashly:

3For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas! That is why my words are rash.

4"The arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit absorbs their poison; God's terrors have been arranged just for me!

4Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks their poison. God's terrors are arrayed against me.

5"Will the wild donkey bray from hunger if fresh grass is beside him? Will the ox low from distress if it is near its feed?

5Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass or an ox low over its fodder?

6Tasteless food isn't eaten without salt, is it? Is there any taste in an egg white?

6Is bland food eaten without salt? Is there flavor in an egg white?

7I cannot bring myself to touch them; food like this makes me sick."

7I refuse to touch them; they are like contaminated food.

8"Who will grant my wish? I wish God would grant what I'm hoping for:

8If only my request would be granted and God would provide what I hope for:

9that God would just be willing to crush me; that he would let loose and eliminate me!

9that he would decide to crush me, to unleash his power and cut me off!

10At least I could still take comfort and rejoice in unceasing anguish, for I didn't conceal what the Holy One has to say.

10It would still bring me comfort, and I would leap for joy in unrelenting pain that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

11"Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient?

11What strength do I have, that I should continue to hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?

12Am I as strong as a rock? Am I some kind of iron man?

12Is my strength that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?

13There is no help within me, is there? My resources have been driven away from me, haven't they?

13Since I cannot help myself, the hope for success has been banished from me.

14The friend shows gracious love for his friend, even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty.

14A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends, even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.

15But my brothers have acted treacherously like a cascading river, like torrential rivers that overflow.

15My brothers are as treacherous as a wadi, as seasonal streams that overflow

16Filled with waters made cold by ice, they are where the snow goes to hide.

16and become darkened because of ice, and the snow melts into them.

17But then the snow melts, and they disappear; when warmed, they evaporate from their stream beds.

17The wadis evaporate in warm weather; they disappear from their channels in hot weather.

18Travelers divert in their route; they go into a wasteland and die.

18Caravans turn away from their routes, go up into the desert, and perish.

19Travelers from Tema search intently; caravans from Sheba hope to find them.

19The caravans of Tema look for these streams. The traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.

20For all their expectations, they are doomed to disappointment; even though they have come and searched this far.

20They are ashamed because they had been confident of finding water. When they arrive there, they are disappointed.

21"And now you're all just like them, aren't you? You see my terror and are terrified.

21So this is what you have now become to me. When you see something dreadful, you are afraid.

22When did I ever ask you for anything, say 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth?'

22Have I ever said: "Give me something" or "Pay a bribe for me from your wealth"

23or say 'Deliver me from my enemy's control,' or 'Redeem me from the domination of ruthless people'?"

23or "Deliver me from the enemy's hand" or "Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless"?

24"Instruct me, and I'll remain silent. Help me understand where I've gone astray.

24Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand what I did wrong.

25The truth can be painful, but what has your argument proven?

25How painful honest words can be! But what does your rebuke prove?

26Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?

26Do you think that you can disprove my words or that a despairing man's words are mere wind?

27Indeed, you would gamble to buy an orphan; and barter to buy your friend!

27No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless child and negotiate a price to sell your friend.

28Now be willing to face me, and I won't lie to your face.

28But now, please look at me; I will not lie to your face.

29Repent! Let there be no injustice; Change your ways! My vindication is at stake.

29Reconsider; don't be unjust. Reconsider; my righteousness is still the issue.

30Have I said anything that's unjust? I can discern evil, can't I?"

30Is there injustice on my tongue or can my palate not taste disaster?

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