| Chapter 6 |
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Then Job answered, |
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"Oh that my anguish were weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances! |
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For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, Therefore have my words been rash. |
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For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me. |
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Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder? |
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Can that which has no flavor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? |
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My soul refuses to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me. |
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"Oh that I might have my request; That God would grant the thing that I long for! |
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Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! |
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Be it still my consolation, Yes, let me exult in pain that doesn`t spare, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One. |
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What is my strength, that I should wait? What is my end, that I should be patient? |
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Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass? |
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Isn`t it that I have no help in me, That wisdom is driven quite from me? |
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"To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; Even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty. |
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My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away; |
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Which are black by reason of the ice, in which the snow hides itself: |
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In the dry season, they vanish. When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. |
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The caravans that travel beside them turn aside; They go up into the waste, and perish. |
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The caravans of Tema looked, The companies of Sheba waited for them. |
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They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came there, and were confounded. |
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For now you are nothing. You see a terror, and are afraid. |
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Did I say, `Give to me?` Or, `Offer a present for me from your substance?` |
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Or, `Deliver me from the adversary`s hand?` Or, `Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?` |
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"Teach me, and I will hold my peace; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred. |
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How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove? |
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Do you intend to reprove words, Seeing that the speeches of one who is desperate are as wind? |
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Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend. |
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Now therefore be pleased to look at me, For surely I shall not lie to your face. |
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Please return. Let there be no injustice; Yes, return again, my cause is righteous. |
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Is there injustice on my tongue? Can`t my taste discern mischievous things? |