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Job 6

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1 Then Job answered and said,

2 "If only my vexation could be well weighed, and my calamity could be lifted up together [with it] in [the] balances,

3 for then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words have been rash,

4 for the arrows of Shaddai [are] in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

5 Does [the] wild ass bray over grass, or [the] ox bellow over its fodder?

6 Can tasteless [food] be eaten without salt, or is there taste in the white of a marshmallow plant?

7 {I refused} to touch [them]; they [are] like {food that will make me ill}.

8 "{O that} my request may come, and [that] God may grant my hope,

9 that God would decide that he would crush me, [that] he would let loose his hand and {kill me}.

10 But it will still be my consolation, and I would recoil in {unrelenting} pain, for I have 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 hold out}?

12 Or [is] my strength [like] the strength of stones? Or [is] my flesh bronze?

13 {Indeed}, my help is not in me, and [any] success is driven from me.

14 "Loyal love [should come] for the afflicted [from] his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of Shaddai.

15 My companions are treacherous like a torrent-bed; like a streambed of wadis they flow away,

16 which are growing dark because of ice upon them, it will pile up snow.

17 In time they dry up, they disappear; when it [is] hot, they vanish from their place.

18 The paths of their way wind [around]; they go up into the wasteland, and they perish.

19 The caravans of Tema looked; the traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.

20 They are disappointed, because they trusted; they came {here} and they are confounded.

21 "For now you have become {such}; you see terrors, and you fear.

22 Is it because I have said, 'Give to me,' or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth'?

23 or, 'Save me from the foe's hand,' or, 'Ransom me from the tyrants' hand'?

24 Teach me, and I myself will be silent; and make me understand how I have gone astray.

25 How painful are {upright words}! But what does {your reproof} reprove?

26 Do you intend to reprove [my] words and [consider the] words of a desperate [man] as wind?

27 Even over [the] orphan you would cast the lot, and you would bargain over your friend.

28 "{Therefore} be prepared, turn to me, and I surely will not lie to your face.

29 Please turn, let no injustice happen; indeed, turn, {my righteousness is still intact}.

30 Is there injustice on my tongue? Or can my palate not discern calamity?

New International Version NIV

1 Then Job replied:

2 “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!

3 It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been impetuous.

4 The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.

5 Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?

6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow ?

7 I refuse to touch it; such food makes me ill.

8 “Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for,

9 that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut off my life!

10 Then I would still have this consolation— my joy in unrelenting pain— that I had not denied the words of the Holy One.

11 “What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?

12 Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze?

13 Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me?

14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams, as the streams that overflow

16 when darkened by thawing ice and swollen with melting snow,

17 but that stop flowing in the dry season, and in the heat vanish from their channels.

18 Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go off into the wasteland and perish.

19 The caravans of Tema look for water, the traveling merchants of Sheba look in hope.

20 They are distressed, because they had been confident; they arrive there, only to be disappointed.

21 Now you too have proved to be of no help; you see something dreadful and are afraid.

22 Have I ever said, ‘Give something on my behalf, pay a ransom for me from your wealth,

23 deliver me from the hand of the enemy, rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless’?

24 “Teach me, and I will be quiet; show me where I have been wrong.

25 How painful are honest words! But what do your arguments prove?

26 Do you mean to correct what I say, and treat my desperate words as wind?

27 You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend.

28 “But now be so kind as to look at me. Would I lie to your face?

29 Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake.

30 Is there any wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?