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1 THEN Job answered and said, Then Job answered and said: Then Job replied:
2 Oh that my grief were weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances against it! “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 then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words are restrained. 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 arrows of the Almighty are in my flesh, and their poison drinks up my spirit; the terrors of God have frightened 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 Does the wild ass bray over grass? Or does the ox low over the fodder? 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 Or can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? 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 My soul is weary of its troubles, I lament like a drunken man in my affliction. 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 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant 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 So that God would hearken to cleanse me, and to spread out his hand and make me whole; 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 And to be again my comfort, so that I may be restored to my strength without measure; for I have not lied against the words 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 What is my strength, that I should endure? And what is my end, that I should 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 flesh of brass? Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze? Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze?
13 Behold, his help is not in me, and his salvation is far off 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 who withholds peace from his friend, forsakes the worship of the Almighty. “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 My brethren have dealt deceitfully like dry brooks, like torrents which pass 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 Those who were afraid of ice, much snow has fallen upon them. which are dark with ice, and where the snow hides itself. when darkened by thawing ice and swollen with melting snow,
17 When the sun shines over them, they melt; when it is hot, they melt and disappear from 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 The paths of their ways are winding; they go astray from their course and perish. 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 For they have looked toward the roads of the south, and have waited for the paths of Sheba. 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 They are ashamed in what they had hoped; they came there, and were confounded. 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 You also have become such to me; because before you saw terror, you were afraid. 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 say, Bring me a present? Or from your wealth offer a bribe for my sake? 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 Or rescue me from my oppressor's hands; or deliver me from the hand of the mighty? 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 Teach me, and I will be silent; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. “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 Why do you reject the words of truth? Who of you are able to rebuke and chastise? How forceful are upright words! But what does reproof from you reprove? How painful are honest words! But what do your arguments prove?
26 Behold you are seeking to find words with which to reprove, and against my soul you are conjuring up words. 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 Behold, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you grieve your friend. 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 Now therefore listen and take heed, and I will speak in your presence, and will not lie. “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 Repent, I pray you, and do not become like ungodly men; repent therefore and be justified. 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 Is there iniquity in my tongue? Or does not my mouth speak truth? 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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