6:1  Then Job answered and said:

6:2  “Oh, that my grief were fully weighed,
And my calamity laid with it on the scales!

6:3  For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea—
Therefore my words have been rash.

6:4  For the arrows of the Almighty are within me;
My spirit drinks in their poison;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

6:5  Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass,
Or does the ox low over its fodder?

6:6  Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

6:7  My soul refuses to touch them;
They are as loathsome food to me.

6:8  “Oh, that I might have my request,
That God would grant me the thing that I long for!

6:9  That it would please God to crush me,
That He would loose His hand and cut me off!

6:10  Then I would still have comfort;
Though in anguish I would exult,
He will not spare;
For I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

6:11  “What strength do I have, that I should hope?
And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

6:12  Is my strength the strength of stones?
Or is my flesh bronze?

6:13  Is my help not within me?
And is success driven from me?

6:14  “To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend,
Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

6:15  My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook,
Like the streams of the brooks that pass away,

6:16  Which are dark because of the ice,
And into which the snow vanishes.

6:17  When it is warm, they cease to flow;
When it is hot, they vanish from their place.

6:18  The paths of their way turn aside,
They go nowhere and perish.

6:19  The caravans of Tema look,
The travelers of Sheba hope for them.

6:20  They are disappointed because they were confident;
They come there and are confused.

6:21  For now you are nothing,
You see terror and are afraid.

6:22  Did I ever say, ‘Bring something to me’?
Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?

6:23  Or, ‘Deliver me from the enemy’s hand’?
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of oppressors’?

6:24  “Teach me, and I will hold my tongue;
Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

6:25  How forceful are right words!
But what does your arguing prove?

6:26  Do you intend to rebuke my words,
And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind?

6:27  Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless,
And you undermine your friend.

6:28  Now therefore, be pleased to look at me;
For I would never lie to your face.

6:29  Yield now, let there be no injustice!
Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands!

6:30  Is there injustice on my tongue?
Cannot my taste discern the unsavory?