The Book of Job

Chapter-6

Job 6:1 But Job, responding, said:

 

Job 6:2 I wish that my sins, for which I deserve wrath, and the calamity that I endure, were weighed out on a balance.

 

Job 6:3 Compared to the sand of the sea, they would appear heavier, and so my words are full of sorrow.

 

Job 6:4 For the arrows of the Lord are in me, my spirit drinks of their indignation, and the terrors of the Lord are soldiers against me.

 

Job 6:5 Will the wild ass bray when he has grass? Or will the ox bellow when he stands before a full manger?

 

Job 6:6 Or can one eat bland food, which is not seasoned with salt? Or can anyone taste that which, if tasted, causes death?

 

Job 6:7 The things that my soul was unwilling to touch before, now, because of anguish, are my foods.

 

Job 6:8 Who will grant that my petition may arrive and that God may bestow on me what I expect,

 

Job 6:9 and that he who, at first, had crushed me, will let loose his hand and cut me down?

 

Job 6:10 And may this be my consolation, that in afflicting me with sorrow, although he might not be lenient with me, I still do not contradict the words of the Holy One.

 

Job 6:11 For what is my strength, that I may continue? Or what is my goal, so that I may act patiently?

 

Job 6:12 My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh made of bronze.

 

Job 6:13 Behold, there is no help for me in myself, and my loved ones also have withdrawn from me.

 

Job 6:14 He who takes away mercy from his friend, abandons the fear of the Lord.

 

Job 6:15 My brethren have disregarded me, like a torrent that passes swiftly through the steep valleys.

 

Job 6:16 Those who fear frost, snow will rush over them.

 

Job 6:17 At that time, when they are scattered, they will perish, and when it becomes hot, they will be freed from their place.

 

Job 6:18 The paths of their steps are entangled; they will walk in vain and will perish.

 

Job 6:19 Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.

 

Job 6:20 They have been thrown into confusion, just as I had hoped; they have even come to me and are overwhelmed with shame.

 

Job 6:21 Now you have arrived, and merely by seeing my affliction, you are afraid.

 

Job 6:22 Did I say: “Bring to me and give to me from your necessities?”

 

Job 6:23 or, “Free me from the hand of the enemy and rescue me from the hand of the strong?”

 

Job 6:24 Teach me, and I will be silent, and if by chance I have been ignorant of anything, instruct me.

 

Job 6:25 Why have you diminished the words of truth, when there is none of you who is able to offer proof against me?

 

Job 6:26 You prepare speeches as so much noise, and you offer words into the wind.

 

Job 6:27 You encroach upon the orphan, and you strive to undermine your friend.

 

Job 6:28 Such is true, so finish what you have begun. Listen closely, and see if I lie.

 

Job 6:29 Respond, I beg you, without contention, and, speaking what is just, pass judgment.

 

Job 6:30 And you will not find iniquity on my tongue, nor will foolishness resound in my throat.