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  6:1 ¶
But Job answered and said, |
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6:1 ¶
But Job answered and said, |
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6:2
Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! |
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Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! |
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6:3
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. |
6:3
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. |
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6:4
For the arrows of Shaddai [are] within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of Eloah do set themselves in array against me. |
6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty [are] within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against 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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Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder? |
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6:6
Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there [any] taste in the white of an egg? |
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Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there [any] taste in the white of an egg? |
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6:7
The things [that] my soul refused to touch [are] as my sorrowful meat. |
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The things [that] my soul refused to touch [are] as my sorrowful meat. |
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6:8
Oh that I might have my request; and that Eloah would grant [me] the thing that I long for! |
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Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant [me] the thing that I long for! |
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6:9
Even that it would please Eloah to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! |
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Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! |
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6:10
Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. |
6:10
Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. |
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6:11
What [is] my strength, that I should hope? and what [is] mine end, that I should prolong my life? |
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What [is] my strength, that I should hope? and what [is] mine end, that I should prolong my life? |
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6:12
[Is] my strength the strength of stones? or [is] my flesh of brass? |
6:12
[Is] my strength the strength of stones? or [is] my flesh of brass? |
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6:13
[Is] not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me? |
6:13
[Is] not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me? |
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6:14
To him that is afflicted pity [should be shewed] from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of Shaddai. |
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To him that is afflicted pity [should be shewed] from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. |
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6:15
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, [and] as the stream of brooks they pass away; |
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My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, [and] as the stream of brooks they pass away; |
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6:16
Which are blackish by reason of the ice, [and] wherein the snow is hid: |
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Which are blackish by reason of the ice, [and] wherein the snow is hid: |
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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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What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. |
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6:18
The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish. |
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The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish. |
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6:19
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them. |
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The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them. |
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6:20
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed. |
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They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed. |
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6:21
For now ye are nothing; ye see [my] casting down, and are afraid. |
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For now ye are nothing; ye see [my] casting down, and are afraid. |
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6:22
Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance? |
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Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance? |
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6:23
Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty? |
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Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty? |
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6:24
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. |
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Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. |
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6:25
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? |
6:25
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? |
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6:26
Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, [which are] as wind? |
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Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, [which are] as wind? |
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6:27
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig [a pit] for your friend. |
6:27
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig [a pit] for your friend. |
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6:28
Now therefore be content, look upon me; for [it is] evident unto you if I lie. |
6:28
Now therefore be content, look upon me; for [it is] evident unto you if I lie. |
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6:29
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness [is] in it. |
6:29
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness [is] in it. |
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6:30
Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? |
6:30
Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? |
