Job 6
6
Job Reproaches His Friends
1But Job answered and said,
2Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed,
and my calamity laid in the balances together!
3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea:
therefore my words are swallowed up.
4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit:
the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
5Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass?
Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6Can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7The things that my soul refused to touch
are as my sorrowful meat.
8Oh that I might have my request;
and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
9Even that it would please God to destroy me;
that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
10Then 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.
11What 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?
14To him that is afflicted pity should be showed from his friend;
but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook,
and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
16which are blackish by reason of the ice,
and wherein the snow is hid:
17what time they wax warm, they vanish:
when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
18The paths of their way are turned aside;
they go to nothing, and perish.
19The troops of Tema looked,
the companies of Sheba waited for them.
20They were confounded because they had hoped;
they came thither, and were ashamed.
21For now ye are nothing;
ye see my casting down, and are afraid.
22Did I say, Bring unto me?
or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
23or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand?
or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
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 arguing reprove?
26Do ye imagine to reprove words,
and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
27Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless,
and ye dig a pit for your friend.
28Now therefore be content, look upon me;
for it is evident unto you if I lie.
29Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity;
yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
30Is there iniquity in my tongue?
Cannot my taste discern perverse things?
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Job 6
6
Job’s Reply
1Job replied,
2“I wish my great pain could be weighed!
I wish all my suffering could be weighed on scales!
3I’m sure it would weigh more than the grains of sand on the seashore.
No wonder I’ve been so quick to speak!
4The Mighty One has shot me with his arrows.
I have to drink their poison.
God’s terrors are aimed at me.
5Does a wild donkey cry out when it has enough grass?
Does an ox call out when it has plenty of food?
6Is food that doesn’t have any taste eaten without salt?
Is there any flavor in the sap of a mallow plant?
7I refuse to touch that kind of food.
It makes me sick.
8“I wish I could have what I’m asking for!
I wish God would give me what I’m hoping for!
9I wish he would crush me!
I wish he would just cut off my life!
10Then I’d still have one thing to comfort me.
It would be that I haven’t said no to the Holy One’s commands.
That would give me joy in spite of my pain that never ends.
11“I’m so weak that I no longer have any hope.
Things have gotten so bad that I can’t wait for help anymore.
12Am I as strong as stone?
Is my body made out of bronze?
13I don’t have the power to help myself.
All hope of success has been taken away from me.
14“A person shouldn’t stop being kind to a friend.
Anyone who does that stops showing respect for the Mighty One.
15But my friends have stopped being kind to me.
They are like streams that only flow for part of the year.
They are like rivers that flow over their banks
16when the ice begins to break up.
The streams rise when the snow starts to melt.
17But they stop flowing when the dry season comes.
They disappear from their stream beds when the weather warms up.
18Groups of traders turn away from their usual paths.
They go off into the dry and empty land.
And they die there.
19Traders from Tema look for water.
Traveling merchants from Sheba also hope to find it.
20They become troubled because they had expected to find some.
But when they arrive at the stream beds,
they don’t find any water at all.
21And now, my friends, you haven’t helped me either.
You see the horrible condition I’m in.
And that makes you afraid.
22I’ve never said, ‘Give me something to help me.
Use your wealth to set me free.
23Save me from the power of my enemy.
Rescue me from the power of mean people.’
24“Teach me. Then I’ll be quiet.
Show me what I’ve done wrong.
25Honest words are so painful!
But your reasoning doesn’t prove anything.
26Are you trying to correct what I’m saying?
Are you treating my hopeless words like nothing but wind?
27You would even cast lots for those whose fathers have died.
You would even trade away your closest friend.
28“But now please look at me.
Would I tell you a lie right here in front of you?
29Stop what you are saying. Don’t be so unfair.
Think it over again.
You are trying to take my honesty away from me.
30Has my mouth spoken anything that is evil?
Do my lips say things that are hateful?”
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