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1 Job responded:
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Then Job replied:
2 Oh, that my grief were actually weighed, all of it were lifted up in scales;
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“If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!
3 for now it's heavier than the sands of the sea; therefore, my words are rash.
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It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been impetuous.
4 The Almighty's arrows are in me; my spirit drinks their poison, and God's terrors are arrayed against me.
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The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.
5 Does a donkey bray over grass or an ox bellow over its fodder?
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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 does egg white have taste?
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Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow ?
7 I refuse to touch them; they resemble food for the sick.
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I refuse to touch it; such food makes me ill.
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