Giobbe 6:1-9

1 Allora Giobbe rispose e disse:

2 "Ah, se il mio travaglio si pesasse, se le mie calamità si mettessero tutte insieme sulla bilancia!

3 Sarebbero trovati più pesanti che la sabbia del mare. Ecco perché le mie parole sono temerarie.

4 Ché le saette dell’Onnipotente mi trafiggono, lo spirito mio ne sugge il veleno; i terrori di Dio si schierano in battaglia contro me.

5 L’asino salvatico raglia forse quand’ha l’erba davanti? mugghia forse il bue davanti alla pastura?

6 Si può egli mangiar ciò ch’è scipito e senza sale? c’è qualche gusto in un chiaro d’uovo?

7 L’anima mia rifiuta di toccare una simil cosa, essa è per me come un cibo ripugnante.

8 Oh, m’avvenisse pur quello che chiedo, e mi desse Iddio quello che spero!

9 Volesse pure Iddio schiacciarmi, stender la mano e tagliare il filo de’ miei giorni!

Giobbe 6:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 6

This and the following chapter contain Job's answer to the speech of Eliphaz in the two foregoing; he first excuses his impatience by the greatness of his afflictions, which, if weighed by good and impartial hands, would be found to be heavier than the sand of the sea, and which words were wanting to express, Job 6:1-3; and the reason why they were so heavy is given, they being the arrows and terrors of the Almighty, Job 6:4; and by various similes he shows that his moans and complaints under them need not seem strange and unreasonable, Job 6:5-7; and what had been said not being convincing to him, he continues in the same sentiment and disposition of mind, and wishes to be removed by death out of his miserable condition, and gives his reasons for it, Job 6:8-13; and though his case was such as required pity from his friends, yet this he had not from them, but represents them as deceitful, and as having sadly disappointed him, and therefore he neither hoped nor asked for anything of them, Job 6:14-23; and observes that their words and arguments were of no force and weight with him, but harmful and pernicious, Job 6:24-27; and in his turn gives them some exhortations and instructions, and signifies that he was as capable of discerning between right and wrong as they, with which this chapter is concluded, Job 6:28-30.