Job 6
6
1And Job answered and said, 2Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances! 3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words are vehement. 4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of +God#GodHebrew: Eloah are arrayed against me. 5Doth the wild ass bray by the grass? loweth an ox over his fodder? 6Shall that which is insipid be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg? 7What my soul refuseth to touch, that is as my loathsome food.
8Oh that I might have my request, and that +God#GodHebrew: Eloah would grant my desire! 9And that it would please +God#GodHebrew: Eloah to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off! 10Then should I yet have comfort; and in the pain which spareth not I would rejoice that I have not denied the words of the Holy One. 11What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should have patience? 12Is my strength the strength of stones? is my flesh of brass? 13Is it not that there is no help in me, and soundness is driven away from me?
14For him that is fainting kindness is meet from his friend; or he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a stream, as the channel of streams which pass away, 16Which are turbid by reason of the ice, in which the snow hideth itself: 17At the time they diminish, they are dried up; when heat affecteth them, they vanish from their place: 18They wind about in the paths of their course, they go off into the waste and perish. 19The caravans of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba counted on them: 20They are ashamed at their hope; they come thither, and are confounded. 21So now ye are nothing; ye see a terrible object and are afraid.
22Did I say, Bring unto me, and make me a present from your substance? 23Or, rescue me from the hand of the oppressor, and redeem me from the hand of the violent? 24Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. 25How forcible are right words! but what doth your upbraiding reprove? 26Do ye imagine to reprove words? The speeches of one that is desperate are indeed for the wind. 27Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and dig a pit for your friend. 28Now therefore if ye will, look upon me; and it shall be to your face if I lie. 29Return, I pray you, let there be no wrong; yea, return again, my righteousness shall be in it. 30Is there wrong in my tongue? cannot my taste discern mischievous things?
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Job 6
6
Job Replies: My Complaint Is Just
1Then Job answered and said:
2“Oh that my vexation were weighed,
and all my calamity laid in the balances!
3For then it would be heavier than #[Prov. 27:3]the sand of the sea;
therefore my words have been rash.
4For #Ps. 38:2the arrows of the Almighty are in me;
my spirit drinks their poison;
the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass,
or the ox low over his fodder?
6Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow?#6:6 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
7My appetite refuses to touch them;
they are as food that is loathsome to me.#6:7 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
8“Oh that I might have my request,
and that God would fulfill my hope,
9that it would #1 Kgs. 19:4; [Num. 11:15]please God to crush me,
that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
10This would be my comfort;
I would even exult#6:10 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain in pain #[Isa. 30:14] unsparing,
for I have not denied the words of #Lev. 19:2; Isa. 57:15; Hos. 11:9the Holy One.
11What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should be patient?
12Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze?
13Have I any help in me,
when resource is driven from me?
14“He who #[Prov. 11:24] withholds#6:14 Syriac, Vulgate (compare Targum); the meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain kindness from a #[Prov. 17:17]friend
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15My #[Ps. 38:11; 41:9] brothers are #[1 Sam. 14:33] treacherous as a torrent-bed,
as torrential #[Jer. 15:18]streams that pass away,
16which are dark with ice,
and where the snow hides itself.
17When they melt, they disappear;
when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18The caravans turn aside from their course;
they go up into #[Gen. 1:2; Jer. 4:23]the waste and perish.
19The caravans of #Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:30; Isa. 21:14; Jer. 25:23 Tema look,
the travelers of #See 1 Kgs. 10:1Sheba hope.
20They are #Isa. 1:29; Jer. 14:3ashamed because they were confident;
they come there and are #Isa. 1:29; Jer. 14:3disappointed.
21For you have now become nothing;
you see my calamity and are afraid.
22Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’?
Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’?
23Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’?
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of #ch. 15:20; 27:13the ruthless’?
24“Teach me, and I will be silent;
make me understand how I have gone astray.
25How forceful are upright words!
But what does reproof from you reprove?
26Do you think that you can reprove words,
when the speech of a despairing man is #ch. 7:7; Isa. 41:29wind?
27You would even #Joel 3:3; Nah. 3:10cast lots over the fatherless,
and bargain over your friend.
28“But now, be pleased to look at me,
for I will not lie to your face.
29 # ch. 17:10 Please turn; let no injustice be done.
Turn now; my vindication is at stake.
30Is there any injustice on my tongue?
Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity?
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