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1 But Iob aunswered, and sayde: Then Job answered and said: Then Job replied:
2 O that my complaynt were truely wayed, and my punishment layde in the balaunces together: “Oh that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances! “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!
3 For nowe it woulde be heauier then the sande of the sea: and this is the cause, that my wordes fayle me. For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash. It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been impetuous.
4 For the arrowes of the almightie are vpon me, the poyson therof hath drunke vp my spirite, and the terrible feares of God are set against me. For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.
5 Doth the wild asse rore when he hath grasse? or loweth the oxe when he hath fodder inough Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass, or the ox low over his fodder? Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?
6 That which is vnsauerie, shall it be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the whyte of an egge? Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow? Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow?
7 The thinges that sometime I might not away withel, are nowe my meate for very sorowe. My appetite refuses to touch them; they are as food that is loathsome to me. I refuse to touch it; such food makes me ill.
8 O that I might haue my desire, and that God woulde graunt me the thing that I long for: “Oh that I might have my request, and that God would fulfill my hope, “Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for,
9 O that God would begin and smite me, that he would let his hand go and take me cleane away: that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off! that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut off my life!
10 Then shoulde I haue some comfort, yea I woulde desire him in my payne that he would not spare, for I wil not be against the wordes of the holy one. This would be my comfort; I would even exult in pain unsparing, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One. Then I would still have this consolation— my joy in unrelenting pain— that I had not denied the words of the Holy One.
11 For what powre haue I to endure? And what is myne end, that my soule might be patient? What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient? “What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?
12 Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my fleshe of brasse? Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze? Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze?
13 Is it not so that there is in me no helpe? & that my substaunce is taken from me? Have I any help in me, when resource is driven from me? Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me?
14 He that is in tribulation, ought to be comforted of his neyghbour: but the feare of the almightie is cleane away. “He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15 Myne owne brethren passe ouer by me as the water brooke, & as the ouerflowing of waters, whiche do hastly go away, My brothers are treacherous as a torrent-bed, as torrential streams that pass away, But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams, as the streams that overflow
16 Whiche are blackish be reason of the ice, and wherin the snowe is hyd. which are dark with ice, and where the snow hides itself. when darkened by thawing ice and swollen with melting snow,
17 Which when they haue passed by do vanishe, and when the heate commeth they fayle out of their place. When they melt, they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place. but that stop flowing in the dry season, and in the heat vanish from their channels.
18 They depart from the course of their wonted chanell to other places, they runne in vayne and perishe. The caravans turn aside from their course; they go up into the waste and perish. Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go off into the wasteland and perish.
19 They that went to The man considered them, and they that went to Saba wayted for them. The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope. The caravans of Tema look for water, the traveling merchants of Sheba look in hope.
20 But they were confounded in their hope, they came thyther and were ashamed. They are ashamed because they were confident; they come there and are disappointed. They are distressed, because they had been confident; they arrive there, only to be disappointed.
21 Euen such truely are ye, nowe that ye see my miserie ye are afrayde. For you have now become nothing; you see my calamity and are afraid. Now you too have proved to be of no help; you see something dreadful and are afraid.
22 Did I desire you to bring vnto me, or to geue me any of your substaunce? Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’? Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’? Have I ever said, ‘Give something on my behalf, pay a ransom for me from your wealth,
23 To deliuer me from the enemies hand, or to saue me from the hande of the tyrauntes? Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’? Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless’? deliver me from the hand of the enemy, rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless’?
24 Teache me, and I will hold my tong: and wherin I haue erred; cause me to vnderstande. “Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone astray. “Teach me, and I will be quiet; show me where I have been wrong.
25 How strong are the wordes of trueth? and which of you can rebuke or reproue them? How forceful are upright words! But what does reproof from you reprove? How painful are honest words! But what do your arguments prove?
26 Do ye imagine to reproue wordes, that the talke of the afflicted shoulde be as the winde? Do you think that you can reprove words, when the speech of a despairing man is wind? Do you mean to correct what I say, and treat my desperate words as wind?
27 Ye fall vpon the fatherlesse, and digge a pit to ouerthrowe your owne frende. You would even cast lots over the fatherless, and bargain over your friend. You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend.
28 And therfore be content, & loke now vpon me, and I will not lye before your face. “But now, be pleased to look at me, for I will not lie to your face. “But now be so kind as to look at me. Would I lie to your face?
29 Turne I pray you, be indifferent iudges: turne agayne, and ye shall see myne vngiltinesse, Please turn; let no injustice be done. Turn now; my vindication is at stake. Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake.
30 (6:29) whether there be any vnrighteousnes in my tongue, or vayne wordes in my mouth. Is there any injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity? Is there any wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?
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