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| 1In rebuttal, Job replied: | 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 2"If only my grief could be weighed; or my calamity piled together on a balance scale! | 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 3It would weigh more than the sand on the seashore! Here's why I've talked so rashly: | 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 4"The arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit absorbs their poison; God's terrors have been arranged just for me! | 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 5"Will the wild donkey bray from hunger if fresh grass is beside him? Will the ox low from distress if it is near its feed? | 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 6Tasteless food isn't eaten without salt, is it? Is there any taste in an egg white? | 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 7I cannot bring myself to touch them; food like this makes me sick." | 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 8"Who will grant my wish? I wish God would grant what I'm hoping for: | 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 9that God would just be willing to crush me; that he would let loose and eliminate me! | 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 10At least I could still take comfort and rejoice in unceasing anguish, for I didn't conceal what the Holy One has to say. | 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 11"Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient? | 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 12Am I as strong as a rock? Am I some kind of iron man? | 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 13There is no help within me, is there? My resources have been driven away from me, haven't they? | 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 14The friend shows gracious love for his friend, even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty. | 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 15But my brothers have acted treacherously like a cascading river, like torrential rivers that overflow. | 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 16Filled with waters made cold by ice, they are where the snow goes to hide. | 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 17But then the snow melts, and they disappear; when warmed, they evaporate from their stream beds. | 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 18Travelers divert in their route; they go into a wasteland and die. | 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 19Travelers from Tema search intently; caravans from Sheba hope to find them. | 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 20For all their expectations, they are doomed to disappointment; even though they have come and searched this far. | 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 21"And now you're all just like them, aren't you? You see my terror and are terrified. | 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 22When did I ever ask you for anything, say 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth?' | 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 23or say 'Deliver me from my enemy's control,' or 'Redeem me from the domination of ruthless people'?" | 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 24"Instruct me, and I'll remain silent. Help me understand where I've gone astray. | 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 25The truth can be painful, but what has your argument proven? | 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 26Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind? | 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 27Indeed, you would gamble to buy an orphan; and barter to buy your friend! | 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 28Now be willing to face me, and I won't lie to your face. | 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 29Repent! Let there be no injustice; Change your ways! My vindication is at stake. | 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 30Have I said anything that's unjust? I can discern evil, can't I?" | 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
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