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Job 6

Common English Bible CEB

1 Job responded:

2 Oh, that my grief were actually weighed, all of it were lifted up in scales;

3 for now it's heavier than the sands of the sea; therefore, my words are rash.

4 The Almighty's arrows are in me; my spirit drinks their poison, and God's terrors are arrayed against me.

5 Does a donkey bray over grass or an ox bellow over its fodder?

6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or does egg white have taste?

7 I refuse to touch them; they resemble food for the sick.

8 Oh, that what I've requested would come and God grant my hope;

9 that God be willing to crush me, release his hand and cut me off.

10 I'd still take comfort, relieved even though in persistent pain; for I've not denied the words of the holy one.

11 What is my strength, that I should hope; my end, that my life should drag on?

12 Is my strength that of rocks, my flesh bronze?

13 I don't have a helper for myself; success has been taken from me.

14 Are friends loyal to the one who despairs, or do they stop fearing the Almighty?

15 My companions are treacherous like a stream in the desert, like channels that overrun their streambeds,

16 like those darkened by thawing ice, in which snow is obscured

17 but that stop flowing in dry times and vanish from their channels in heat.

18 Caravans turn aside from their paths; they go up into untamed areas and perish.

19 Caravans from Tema look; merchants from Sheba hope for it.

20 They are ashamed that they trusted; they arrive and are dismayed.

21 That's what you are like; you see something awful and are afraid.

22 Have I said, "Give me something? Offer a bribe from your wealth for me?

23 Rescue me from the hand of my enemy? Ransom me from the grip of the ruthless?"

24 Instruct me and I'll be quiet; inform me how I've erred.

25 How painful are truthful words, but what do your condemnations accomplish?

26 Do you intend to correct my words, to treat the words of a hopeless man as wind?

27 Would you even gamble over an orphan, barter away your friend?

28 Now look at me— would I lie to your face?

29 Turn! Don't be faithless. Turn now! I am righteous.

30 Is there wrong on my tongue, or can my mouth not recognize disaster?

New King James Version NKJV

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 "Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, And my calamity laid with it on the scales!

3 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea-- Therefore my words have been rash.

4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

5 Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, Or does the ox low over its fodder?

6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

7 My soul refuses to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me.

8 "Oh, that I might have my request, That God would grant me the thing that I long for!

9 That it would please God to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!

10 Then 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.

11 "What strength do I have, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

12 Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze?

13 Is my help not within me? And is success 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.

15 My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook, Like the streams of the brooks that pass away,

16 Which are dark because of the ice, And into which the snow vanishes.

17 When it is warm, they cease to flow; When it is hot, they vanish from their place.

18 The paths of their way turn aside, They go nowhere and perish.

19 The caravans of Tema look, The travelers of Sheba hope for them.

20 They are disappointed because they were confident; They come there and are confused.

21 For now you are nothing, You see terror and are afraid.

22 Did I ever say, 'Bring something to me'? Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth'?

23 Or, 'Deliver me from the enemy's hand'? Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of oppressors'?

24 "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

25 How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove?

26 Do you intend to rebuke my words, And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind?

27 Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, And you undermine your friend.

28 Now therefore, be pleased to look at me; For I would never lie to your face.

29 Yield now, let there be no injustice! Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands!

30 Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern the unsavory?