6:1 Then Job answered, |
6:2 " Oh that someone would actually weigh my grief And laid in the balances together with my calamity! |
6:3 "For then it would feel heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have seemed rash. |
6:4 "For the arrows of the Almighty have struck within me,Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God array against me. |
6:5 "Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder? |
6:6 "Can someone eat something tasteless without salt, Or do we find any taste in the white of an egg? |
6:7 "My soul refuses to touch them; They taste 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 show willingly crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off! |
6:10 "But I still consider it my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One. |
6:11 "What kind of strength do I have, that I should wait? And what end do I see, that I should endure? |
6:12 "Do I have the strength of stones, Or does my flesh resemble bronze? |
6:13 "Do I not find help not within me, And that deliverance has gone from me? |
6:14 "For the despairing man should receive 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 seem turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts. |
6:17 "When they become waterless, they fall silent, When it remains 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 had disappointment for they had trusted, They came there and suffered confusion. |
6:21 "Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and feel 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 remain silent; And show me how I have erred. |
6:25 "How painful do we find 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 us have no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness remains yet in it. |
6:30 " Do I have injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities? |