Job 6:15-30 ▼

15 My brothers have betrayed me like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which pass away,

16 Which grow dark because of ice And upon which the snow hides itself.

17 When they become waterless, they are silent; When it is hot, they vanish from their place.

18 The paths of their course wind along; They go up into a formless place and perish.

19 The caravans of Tema looked; The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.

20 They were ashamed for they had trusted; They came there and were humiliated.

21 Indeed, you have now become such; You see a terror and are afraid.

22 Have I said, ‘Give me something,’ Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’

23 Or, ‘Give me escape from the hand of the adversary,’ Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless men’?

24 “Instruct me, and I will be silent; And cause me to understand how I have erred.

25 How painful are upright words! But what does your reproof prove?

26 Do you think to reprove my words, Or think of the words of one in despair as wind?

27 You would even cast lots for the orphans And bargain over your friend.

28 So now be willing to face me, And see if I lie to your face.

29 Now turn from this, let there be no unrighteousness; Even turn from this, my righteousness is yet in it.

30 Is there unrighteousness on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern destruction?