Job 6
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1Then Job responded: 1Then Job replied:
2"Oh, if only my grief could be weighed, and my misfortune laid on the scales too! 2"If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!
3But because it is heavier than the sand of the sea, that is why my words have been wild. 3It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas-- no wonder my words have been impetuous.
4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God's sudden terrors 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 when it is near grass? Or does the ox low near its fodder? 5Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?
6Can food that is 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?
7I have refused to touch such things; they are like loathsome food to me. 7I refuse to touch it; such food makes me ill.
8"Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for! 8"Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for,
9And that God would be willing to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me. 9that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut off my life!
10Then I would yet have my comfort, then I would rejoice, in spite of pitiless pain, for I have not concealed 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.
11What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life? 11"What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?
12Is my strength like that of stones? or is my flesh made of bronze? 12Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze?
13Is not my power to help myself nothing, and has not every resource been driven from me? 13Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me?
14"To the one in despair, kindness should come from his friend even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. 14"Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15My brothers have been as treacherous as a seasonal stream, and as the riverbeds of the intermittent streams that flow away. 15But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams, as the streams that overflow
16They are dark because of ice; snow is piled up over them. 16when darkened by thawing ice and swollen with melting snow,
17When they are scorched, they dry up, 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.
18Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish. 18Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go off into the wasteland and perish.
19The caravans of Tema looked intently for these streams; the traveling merchants of Sheba hoped for them. 19The caravans of Tema look for water, the traveling merchants of Sheba look in hope.
20They were distressed, because each one had been so confident; they arrived there, but were disappointed. 20They are distressed, because they had been confident; they arrive there, only to be disappointed.
21For now you have become like these streams that are no help; 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 ever said, 'Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor'? 22Have I ever said, 'Give something on my behalf, pay a ransom for me from your wealth,
23Or 'Deliver me from the enemy's power, and from the hand of tyrants ransom me'? 23deliver me from the hand of the enemy, rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless'?
24"Teach me and I, for my part, will be silent; explain to me how I have been mistaken. 24"Teach me, and I will be quiet; show me where I have been wrong.
25How painful are honest words! But what does your reproof prove? 25How painful are honest words! But what do your arguments prove?
26Do you intend to criticize mere words, and treat the words of a despairing man as wind? 26Do you mean to correct what I say, and treat my desperate words as wind?
27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend. 27You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend.
28"Now then, be good enough to look at me; and I will not lie to your face! 28"But now be so kind as to look at me. Would I lie to your face?
29Relent, let there be no falsehood; reconsider, for my righteousness is intact! 29Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake.
30Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things? 30Is there any wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?
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