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Job 6

World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible

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Then Job answered,

Then Job replied:

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“Oh that my anguish were weighed,

“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.

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For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas,

For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash.

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For the arrows of the Almighty are within me.

For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

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Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass?

Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?

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Can that which has no flavour be eaten without salt?

Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white ?

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My soul refuses to touch them.

My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.

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“Oh that I might have my request,

If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:

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even that it would please God to crush me;

that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

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Let it still be my consolation,

It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

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What is my strength, that I should wait?

What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?

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Is my strength the strength of stones?

Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?

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Isn’t it that I have no help in me,

Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?

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“To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend;

A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

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My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a brook,

But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,

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which are black by reason of the ice,

darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,

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In the dry season, they vanish.

but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.

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The caravans that travel beside them turn away.

Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.

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The caravans of Tema looked.

The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.

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They were distressed because they were confident.

They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.

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For now you are nothing.

For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.

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Did I ever say, ‘Give to me’?

Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;

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or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’?

deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’?

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“Teach me, and I will hold my peace.

Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.

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How forcible are words of uprightness!

How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

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Do you intend to reprove words,

Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?

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Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless,

You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.

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Now therefore be pleased to look at me,

But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?

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Please return.

Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.

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Is there injustice on my tongue?

Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?