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Job's
Friends Are No Help |
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| Job 6:1 |
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Then Job answered, |
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| Job 6:2 |
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"Oh that my grief were actually weighed And
laid in the balances together with my calamity! |
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| Job 6:3 |
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"For then it would be heavier than the sand
of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash. |
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| Job 6:4 |
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"For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me. |
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| Job 6:5 |
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"Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or
does the ox low over his fodder? |
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| Job 6:6 |
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"Can something tasteless be eaten without salt,
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? |
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| Job 6:7 |
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"My soul refuses to touch them; They are like
loathsome food to me. |
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| Job 6:8 |
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"Oh that my request might come to pass, And
that God would grant my longing! |
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| Job 6:9 |
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"Would that God were willing to crush me, That
He would loose His hand and cut me off! |
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| Job 6:10 |
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"But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice
in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One. |
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| Job 6:11 |
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"What is my strength, that I should wait? And
what is my end, that I should endure? |
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| Job 6:12 |
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"Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is
my flesh bronze? |
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| Job 6:13 |
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"Is it that my help is not within me, And that
deliverance is driven from me? |
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| Job 6:14 |
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"For the despairing man there should be kindness
from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty. |
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| Job 6:15 |
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"My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi,
Like the torrents of wadis which vanish, |
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| Job 6:16 |
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Which are turbid because of ice And into which
the snow melts. |
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| Job 6:17 |
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"When they become waterless, they are silent,
When it is hot, they vanish from their place. |
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| Job 6:18 |
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"The paths of their course wind along, They
go up into nothing and perish. |
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| Job 6:19 |
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"The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers
of Sheba hoped for them. |
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| Job 6:20 |
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"They were disappointed for they had trusted,
They came there and were confounded. |
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| Job 6:21 |
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"Indeed, you have now become such, You see a
terror and are afraid. |
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| Job 6:22 |
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"Have I said, 'Give me something,' Or, 'Offer
a bribe for me from your wealth,' |
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| Job 6:23 |
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Or, 'Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,'
Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants'? |
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| Job 6:24 |
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"Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me
how I have erred. |
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| Job 6:25 |
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"How painful are honest words! But what does
your argument prove? |
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| Job 6:26 |
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"Do you intend to reprove my words, When the
words of one in despair belong to the wind? |
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| Job 6:27 |
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"You would even cast lots for the orphans And
barter over your friend. |
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| Job 6:28 |
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"Now please look at me, And see if I lie to
your face. |
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| Job 6:29 |
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"Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even
desist, my righteousness is yet in it. |
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| Job 6:30 |
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"Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my
palate discern calamities? |
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