6:1 Then Job answered, |
6:2 "Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity! |
6:3 "For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash. |
6:4 "For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me. |
6:5 "Does the wild donkey bray over {his} grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder? |
6:6 "Can something tasteless 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 like loathsome food to me. |
6:8 "Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing! |
6:9 "Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off! |
6:10 "But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One. |
6:11 "What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure? |
6:12 "Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze? |
6:13 "Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me? |
6:14 "For the despairing man {there should be} kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty. |
6:15 "My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish, |
6:16 Which are turbid because of ice {And} into which the snow melts. |
6:17 "When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place. |
6:18 "The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish. |
6:19 "The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them. |
6:20 "They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded. |
6:21 "Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid. |
6:22 "Have I said, `Give me {something,}' Or, `Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,' |
6:23 Or, `Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,' Or, `Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants'? |
6:24 "Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred. |
6:25 "How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? |
6:26 "Do you intend to reprove {my} words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind? |
6:27 "You would even cast {lots} for the orphans And barter over your friend. |
6:28 "Now please look at me, And {see} if I lie to your face. |
6:29 "Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it. |
6:30 "Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities? |