Job 6:2,6,11-13
Job 6:2 New Century Version (NCV)
“I wish my suffering could be weighed and my misery put on scales.
Job 6:6 New Century Version (NCV)
Tasteless food is not eaten without salt, and there is no flavor in the white of an egg.
Job 6:11-13 New Century Version (NCV)
“I do not have the strength to wait. There is nothing to hope for, so why should I be patient? I do not have the strength of stone; my flesh is not bronze. I have no power to help myself, because success has been taken away from me.
Job 6:1-7 The Message (MSG)
Job answered: “If my misery could be weighed, if you could pile the whole bitter load on the scales, It would be heavier than all the sand of the sea! Is it any wonder that I’m howling like a caged cat? The arrows of God Almighty are in me, poison arrows—and I’m poisoned all through! God has dumped the whole works on me. Donkeys bray and cows moo when they run out of pasture— so don’t expect me to keep quiet in this. Do you see what God has dished out for me? It’s enough to turn anyone’s stomach! Everything in me is repulsed by it— it makes me sick.
Job 6:1-7 The Message (MSG)
Job answered: “If my misery could be weighed, if you could pile the whole bitter load on the scales, It would be heavier than all the sand of the sea! Is it any wonder that I’m howling like a caged cat? The arrows of God Almighty are in me, poison arrows—and I’m poisoned all through! God has dumped the whole works on me. Donkeys bray and cows moo when they run out of pasture— so don’t expect me to keep quiet in this. Do you see what God has dished out for me? It’s enough to turn anyone’s stomach! Everything in me is repulsed by it— it makes me sick.
Job 6:8-13-8-13 The Message (MSG)
“All I want is an answer to one prayer, a last request to be honored: Let God step on me—squash me like a bug, and be done with me for good. I’d at least have the satisfaction of not having blasphemed the Holy God, before being pressed past the limits. Where’s the strength to keep my hopes up? What future do I have to keep me going? Do you think I have nerves of steel? Do you think I’m made of iron? Do you think I can pull myself up by my bootstraps? Why, I don’t even have any boots!
Job 6:2 King James Version (KJV)
Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, And my calamity laid in the balances together!
Job 6:6 King James Version (KJV)
Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Job 6:11-13 King James Version (KJV)
What is my strength, that I should hope? And what is mine end, that I should prolong my life? Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass? Is not my help in me? And is wisdom driven quite from me?
Job 6:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity!
Job 6:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Job 6:11-13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure? Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze? Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me?
Job 6:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances!
Job 6:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Job 6:11-13 American Standard Version (ASV)
What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is mine end, that I should be patient? Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass? Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?
Job 6:2 New International Version (NIV)
“If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!
Job 6:6 New International Version (NIV)
Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow?
Job 6:11-13 New International Version (NIV)
“What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient? Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze? Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me?
Job 6:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, And my calamity laid with it on the scales!
Job 6:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Job 6:11-13 New King James Version (NKJV)
“What strength do I have, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life? Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze? Is my help not within me? And is success driven from me?
Job 6:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Oh, that my grief could actually be weighed And placed in the balances together with my tragedy [to see if my grief is the grief of a coward]!
Job 6:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Can something that has no taste to it be eaten without salt? Or is there any flavor in the white of an egg?
Job 6:11-13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
What strength do I have left, that I should wait [and hope]? And what is ahead of me, that I should be patient and endure? Is my strength and endurance that of stones, Or is my flesh made of bronze? Is it that I have no help within myself, And that success and wisdom have been driven from me?
Job 6:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
“If my misery could be weighed and my troubles be put on the scales
Job 6:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
Don’t people complain about unsalted food? Does anyone want the tasteless white of an egg?
Job 6:11-13 New Living Translation (NLT)
But I don’t have the strength to endure. I have nothing to live for. Do I have the strength of a stone? Is my body made of bronze? No, I am utterly helpless, without any chance of success.
Job 6:2 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
“Oh that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!