Job 6 — ASVBT
6Verse 1Then Job answered and said,Verse 2Oh that my vexation were but weighed,
And all my calamity laid in the balances!
Verse 3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas:
Therefore have my words been rash.
Verse 4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up:
The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
Verse 5Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass?
Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
Verse 6Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Verse 7My soul refuseth to touch them;
They are as loathsome food to me.Verse 8Oh that I might have my request;
And that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Verse 9Even that it would please God to crush me;
That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Verse 10And be it still my consolation,
Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not,
That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
Verse 11What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is mine end, that I should be patient?
Verse 12Is my strength the strength of stones?
Or is my flesh of brass?
Verse 13Is it not that I have no help in me,
And that wisdom is driven quite from me?Verse 14To him that is ready to faint kindness should be shown from his friend;Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Verse 15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook,
As the channel of brooks that pass away;
Verse 16Which are black by reason of the ice,
And wherein the snow hideth itself:
Verse 17What time they wax warm, they vanish;
When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
Verse 18The caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside;
They go up into the waste, and perish.
Verse 19The caravans of Tema looked,
The companies of Sheba waited for them.
Verse 20They were put to shame because they had hoped;
They came thither, and were confounded.
Verse 21For now ye are nothing;
Ye see a terror, and are afraid.
Verse 22Did I say, Give unto me?
Or, Offer a present for me of your substance?
Verse 23Or, Deliver me from the adversary’s hand?
Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?Verse 24Teach me, and I will hold my peace;
And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
Verse 25How forcible are words of uprightness!
But your reproof, what doth it reprove?
Verse 26Do ye think to reprove words,
Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?
Verse 27Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless,
And make merchandise of your friend.
Verse 28Now therefore be pleased to look upon me;
For surely I shall not lie to your face.
Verse 29Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice;
Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.
Verse 30Is there injustice on my tongue?
Cannot my taste discern mischievous things?
And all my calamity laid in the balances!
Verse 3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas:
Therefore have my words been rash.
Verse 4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up:
The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
Verse 5Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass?
Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
Verse 6Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Verse 7My soul refuseth to touch them;
They are as loathsome food to me.Verse 8Oh that I might have my request;
And that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Verse 9Even that it would please God to crush me;
That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Verse 10And be it still my consolation,
Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not,
That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
Verse 11What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is mine end, that I should be patient?
Verse 12Is my strength the strength of stones?
Or is my flesh of brass?
Verse 13Is it not that I have no help in me,
And that wisdom is driven quite from me?Verse 14To him that is ready to faint kindness should be shown from his friend;Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Verse 15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook,
As the channel of brooks that pass away;
Verse 16Which are black by reason of the ice,
And wherein the snow hideth itself:
Verse 17What time they wax warm, they vanish;
When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
Verse 18The caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside;
They go up into the waste, and perish.
Verse 19The caravans of Tema looked,
The companies of Sheba waited for them.
Verse 20They were put to shame because they had hoped;
They came thither, and were confounded.
Verse 21For now ye are nothing;
Ye see a terror, and are afraid.
Verse 22Did I say, Give unto me?
Or, Offer a present for me of your substance?
Verse 23Or, Deliver me from the adversary’s hand?
Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?Verse 24Teach me, and I will hold my peace;
And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
Verse 25How forcible are words of uprightness!
But your reproof, what doth it reprove?
Verse 26Do ye think to reprove words,
Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?
Verse 27Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless,
And make merchandise of your friend.
Verse 28Now therefore be pleased to look upon me;
For surely I shall not lie to your face.
Verse 29Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice;
Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.
Verse 30Is there injustice on my tongue?
Cannot my taste discern mischievous things?