New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1Then Job answered and said: | 1Then Job answered, |
2“Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, And my calamity laid with it on the scales! | 2"Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity! |
3For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea— Therefore my words have been rash. | 3"For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash. |
4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me. | 4"For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me. |
5Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, Or does the ox low over its fodder? | 5"Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder? |
6Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? | 6"Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? |
7My soul refuses to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me. | 7"My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me. |
8“Oh, that I might have my request, That God would grant me the thing that I long for! | 8"Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing! |
9That it would please God to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off! | 9"Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off! |
10Then I would still have comfort; Though in anguish I would exult, He will not spare; For I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. | 10"But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One. |
11“What strength do I have, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life? | 11"What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure? |
12Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze? | 12"Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze? |
13Is my help not within me? And is success driven from me? | 13"Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me? |
14“To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. | 14"For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty. |
15My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook, Like the streams of the brooks that pass away, | 15"My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish, |
16Which are dark because of the ice, And into which the snow vanishes. | 16Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts. |
17When it is warm, they cease to flow; When it is hot, they vanish from their place. | 17"When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place. |
18The paths of their way turn aside, They go nowhere and perish. | 18"The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish. |
19The caravans of Tema look, The travelers of Sheba hope for them. | 19"The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them. |
20They are disappointed because they were confident; They come there and are confused. | 20"They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded. |
21For now you are nothing, You see terror and are afraid. | 21"Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid. |
22Did I ever say, ‘Bring something to me’? Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’? | 22"Have I said, 'Give me something,' Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,' |
23Or, ‘Deliver me from the enemy’s hand’? Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of oppressors’? | 23Or, 'Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,' Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants '? |
24“Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred. | 24"Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred. |
25How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove? | 25"How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? |
26Do you intend to rebuke my words, And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind? | 26"Do you intend to reprove my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind? |
27Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, And you undermine your friend. | 27"You would even cast lots for the orphans And barter over your friend. |
28Now therefore, be pleased to look at me; For I would never lie to your face. | 28"Now please look at me, And see if I lie to your face. |
29Yield now, let there be no injustice! Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands! | 29"Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it. |
30Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern the unsavory? | 30"Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities? |
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