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  6:1 ¶
Then Job answered and said, |
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6:1 ¶
But Jobº
answeredºº
and said,ºº |
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6:2
Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances! |
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6:2
Oh thatº
my griefº
were throughlyºº
weighed,ºº
and my calamityººº
laidºº
in the balancesº
together!º |
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6:3
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash. |
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6:3
Forº
nowº
it would be heavierºº
than the sandºº
of the sea:º
thereforeºº
my wordsº
are swallowed up.ºº |
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6:4
For 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. |
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6:4
Forº
the arrowsº
of the Almightyº
[are] withinº
me, the poisonº
whereofº
drinketh upºº
my spirit:º
the terrorsº
of Godº
do set themselves in arrayºº
againstº
me. |
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6:5
Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder? |
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6:5
Doth the wild assº
brayºº
when he hath grass?º
orº
lowethºº
the oxº
overº
his fodder?º |
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6:6
Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? |
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6:6
Can that which is unsavouryº
be eatenºº
withoutºº
salt?º
orº
is thereº
[any] tasteº
in the whiteº
of an egg?º |
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6:7
My soul refuseth to touch [them]; They are as loathsome food to me. |
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6:7
The thingsº
[that] my soulº
refusedºº
to touchºº
[are] as my sorrowfulº
meat.º |
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6:8
Oh that I might have my request; And that God would grant [me] the thing that I long for! |
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6:8
Oh thatº
I mightº
haveºº
my request;º
and that Godº
would grantºº
[me] the thing that I long for!º |
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6:9
Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! |
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6:9
Even that it would pleaseºº
Godº
to destroyºº
me; that he would let looseºº
his hand,º
and cut me off!ºº |
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6:10
And 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. |
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6:10
Then should I yetº
haveº
comfort;º
yea, I would hardenºº
myself in sorrow:º
let him notº
spare;ºº
forº
I have notº
concealedºº
the wordsº
of the Holy One.º |
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6:11
What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is mine end, that I should be patient? |
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6:11
Whatº
[is] my strength,º
thatº
I should hope?ºº
and whatº
[is] mine end,º
thatº
I should prolongºº
my life?º |
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6:12
Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass? |
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6:12
[Is] my strengthº
the strengthº
of stones?º
or [is] my fleshº
of brass?º |
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6:13
Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me? |
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6:13
[Is] notº
my helpº
in me? and is wisdomº
drivenº
quiteºº
fromº
me? |
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6:14
To him that is ready to faint kindness [should be showed] from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. |
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6:14
To him that is afflictedº
pityº
[should be shewed] from his friend;ºº
but he forsakethºº
the fearº
of the Almighty.º |
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6:15
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away; |
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6:15
My brethrenº
have dealt deceitfullyºº
asº
a brook,º
[and] as the streamº
of brooksº
they pass away;ºº |
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6:16
Which are black by reason of the ice, [And] wherein the snow hideth itself: |
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6:16
Which are blackishºº
by reason ofº
the ice,º
[and] whereinº
the snowº
is hid:ºº |
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6:17
What time they wax warm, they vanish; When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. |
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6:17
What timeº
they wax warm,ºº
they vanish:ºº
when it is hot,ºº
they are consumedº
outºº
of their place.ºº |
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6:18
The caravans [that travel] by the way of them turn aside; They go up into the waste, and perish. |
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6:18
The pathsº
of their wayº
are turned aside;ºº
they goºº
to nothing,º
and perish.ºº |
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6:19
The caravans of Tema looked, The companies of Sheba waited for them. |
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6:19
The troopsº
of Temaº
looked,ºº
the companiesº
of Shebaº
waitedºº
forº
them. |
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6:20
They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded. |
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6:20
They were confoundedºº
becauseº
they had hoped;ºº
they cameºº
thither,º
and were ashamed.ºº |
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6:21
For now ye are nothing; Ye see a terror, and are afraid. |
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6:21
Forº
nowº
ye areº
nothing;º
ye seeºº
[my] casting down,º
and are afraid.ºº |
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6:22
Did I say, Give unto me? Or, Offer a present for me of your substance? |
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6:22
Didº
I say,ºº
Bringºº
unto me? or, Give a rewardºº
forº
me of your substance?ºº |
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6:23
Or, Deliver me from the adversary's hand? Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors? |
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6:23
Or, Deliverºº
me from the enemy'sº
hand?ººº
or, Redeemºº
me from the handºº
of the mighty?º |
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6:24
Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred. |
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6:24
Teachºº
me, and Iº
will hold my tongue:ºº
and cause me to understandºº
whereinº
I have erred.ºº |
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6:25
How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth it reprove? |
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6:25
Howº
forcibleºº
are rightº
words!º
but whatº
doth your arguingºº
reprove?ººº |
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6:26
Do ye think to reprove words, Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind? |
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6:26
Do ye imagineºº
to reproveºº
words,º
and the speechesº
of one that is desperate,ºº
[which are] as wind?º |
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6:27
Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend. |
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6:27
Yea,º
ye overwhelmººº
the fatherless,º
and ye digºº
[a pit] forº
your friend.º |
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6:28
Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; For surely I shall not lie to your face. |
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6:28
Nowº
therefore be content,ºº
lookºº
upon me; for [it is] evidentº
untoºº
you ifº
I lie.ºº |
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6:29
Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous. |
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6:29
Return,ºº
I pray you,º
let it notº
beº
iniquity;º
yea, returnº
again,ººº
my righteousnessº
[is] in it. |
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6:30
Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern mischievous things? |
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6:30
Is thereº
iniquityº
in my tongue?º
cannotº
my tasteº
discernºº
perverse things?º |
