Job 6
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1Then Job answered,1Then Job replied:
2"Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity!2"If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!
3"For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash.3It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas-- no wonder my words have been impetuous.
4"For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.4The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God's terrors are marshaled against me.
5"Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder?5Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?
6"Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?6Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow?
7"My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me.7I refuse to touch it; such food makes me ill.
8"Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing!8"Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for,
9"Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!9that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut off my life!
10"But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.10Then I would still have this consolation-- my joy in unrelenting pain-- that I had not denied the words of the Holy One.
11"What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?11"What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?
12"Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze?12Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze?
13"Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me?13Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me?
14"For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.14"Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15"My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,15But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams, as the streams that overflow
16Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts.16when darkened by thawing ice and swollen with melting snow,
17"When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place.17but that stop flowing in the dry season, and in the heat vanish from their channels.
18"The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish.18Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go off into the wasteland and perish.
19"The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.19The caravans of Tema look for water, the traveling merchants of Sheba look in hope.
20"They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.20They are distressed, because they had been confident; they arrive there, only to be disappointed.
21"Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid.21Now you too have proved to be of no help; you see something dreadful and are afraid.
22"Have I said, 'Give me something,' Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,'22Have I ever said, 'Give something on my behalf, pay a ransom for me from your wealth,
23Or, 'Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,' Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants '?23deliver me from the hand of the enemy, rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless'?
24"Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.24"Teach me, and I will be quiet; show me where I have been wrong.
25"How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?25How painful are honest words! But what do your arguments prove?
26"Do you intend to reprove my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?26Do you mean to correct what I say, and treat my desperate words as wind?
27"You would even cast lots for the orphans And barter over your friend.27You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend.
28"Now please look at me, And see if I lie to your face.28"But now be so kind as to look at me. Would I lie to your face?
29"Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it.29Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake.
30"Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities?30Is there any wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?
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