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Job 6

Third Millennium Bible TMB

1 But Job answered and said:

2 "Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words are swallowed up.

4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; the poison thereof drinketh up my spirit; the terrors of God set themselves in array against me.

5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?

6 Can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my distressing meat.

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

9 even that it would please God to destroy me, that He would let loose His hand and cut me off!

10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow. Let Him not spare, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

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

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

13 Is not my help in me? And is wisdom driven quite from me?

14 "To him that is afflicted, pity should be shown by his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away,

16 which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid.

17 When in time they wax warm, they vanish; when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

18 The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing and perish.

19 The troops of Tema looked; the companies of Sheba waited for them.

20 They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither and were ashamed.

21 For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down and are afraid.

22 Did I say, `Bring unto me'? or, `Give a reward for me of your substance'?

23 Or, `Deliver me from the enemy's hand'? or, `Redeem me from the hand of the mighty'?

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

25 How forceful are right words! But what doth your arguing reprove?

26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

28 "Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

29 Return, I pray you, let there be no iniquity; yea, return again; my righteousness is in it.

30 Is there iniquity on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern perverse things?

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Then Job replied [to his friends],

2 "If only my grief could be weighed, if only my misery could be laid on the scales with it,

3 then they would be heavier than the sand of the seas. I spoke carelessly

4 because the arrows of the Almighty [have found their target] in me, and my spirit is drinking their poison. God's terrors line up in battle against me.

5 "Does a wild donkey bray when it's [eating] grass, or does an ox make a sound over its hay?

6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there any flavor in the white of an egg?

7 I refuse to touch such things. They are disgusting to me.

8 "How I wish that my prayer would be answered-- that God would give me what I'm hoping for,

9 that God would [finally] be willing to crush me, that he would reach out to cut me off.

10 Then I would still have comfort. I would be happy despite my endless pain, because I have not rejected the words of the Holy One.

11 What strength do I have [left] that I can go on hoping? What goal do I have that I would want to prolong my life?

12 Do I have the strength of rocks? Does my body have the strength of bronze?

13 Am I not completely helpless? Haven't my skills been taken away from me?

14 "A friend should treat a troubled person kindly, even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.

15 My brothers have been as deceptive as seasonal rivers, like the seasonal riverbeds that flood.

16 They are dark with ice. They are hidden by snow.

17 They vanish during a scorching summer. In the heat their riverbeds dry up.

18 They change their course. They go into a wasteland and disappear.

19 Caravans from Tema look for them. Travelers from Sheba search for them.

20 They are ashamed because they relied on the streams. Arriving there, they are disappointed.

21 "So you are as unreliable to me [as they are]. You see something terrifying, and you are afraid.

22 Did I ever say, 'Give me a gift,' or 'Offer me a bribe from your wealth,'

23 or 'Rescue me from an enemy,' or 'Ransom me from a tyrant'?

24 Teach me, and I'll be silent. Show me where I've been wrong.

25 How painful an honest discussion can be! In correcting me, you correct yourselves!

26 Do you think my words need correction? Do you think they're what a desperate person says to the wind?

27 Would you also throw dice for an orphan? Would you buy and sell your friend?

28 "But now, if you're willing, look at me. I won't lie to your face.

29 Please change your mind. Don't permit any injustice. Change your mind because I am still right about this!

30 Is there injustice on my tongue, or is my mouth unable to tell the difference between right and wrong?