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6 : 1 Then Job answered and said:
6 : 2 Oh that my vexation were weighed,and all my calamity laid in the balances!
6 : 3 For then it would be heavier thanthe sand of the sea;therefore my words have been rash.
6 : 4 Forthe arrows of the Almighty are in me;my spirit drinks their poison;the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
6 : 5 Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass,or the ox low over his fodder?
6 : 6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow?
6 : 7 My appetite refuses to touch them;they are as food that is loathsome to me.
6 : 8 Oh that I might have my request,and that God would fulfill my hope,
6 : 9 that it wouldplease God to crush me,that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
6 : 10 This would be my comfort;I would even exultin painunsparing,for I have not denied the words ofthe Holy One.
6 : 11 What is my strength, that I should wait?And what is my end, that I should be patient?
6 : 12 Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze?
6 : 13 Have I any help in me,when resource is driven from me?
6 : 14 He whowithholdskindness from afriendforsakes the fear of the Almighty.
6 : 15 Mybrothers aretreacherous as a torrent-bed,as torrentialstreams that pass away,
6 : 16 which are dark with ice,and where the snow hides itself.
6 : 17 When they melt, they disappear;when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
6 : 18 The caravans turn aside from their course;they go up intothe waste and perish.
6 : 19 The caravans ofTema look,the travelers ofSheba hope.
6 : 20 They areashamed because they were confident;they come there and aredisappointed.
6 : 21 For you have now become nothing;you see my calamity and are afraid.
6 : 22 Have I said,Make me a gift?Or,From your wealth offer a bribe for me?
6 : 23 Or,Deliver me from the adversary's hand?Or,Redeem me from the hand ofthe ruthless?
6 : 24 Teach me, and I will be silent;make me understand how I have gone astray.
6 : 25 How forceful are upright words!But what does reproof from you reprove?
6 : 26 Do you think that you can reprove words,when the speech of a despairing man iswind?
6 : 27 You would evencast lots over the fatherless,and bargain over your friend.
6 : 28 But now, be pleased to look at me,for I will not lie to your face.
6 : 29 Please turn; let no injustice be done.Turn now; my vindication is at stake.
6 : 30 Is there any injustice on my tongue?Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity?