Job 6 (KJV)

¹But Job answered and said,

²Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! ^{laid: Heb. lifted up}

³For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. ^{my words: that is, I want words to express my grief}

⁴For 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.

⁵Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder? ^{when he: Heb. at grass?}

⁶Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

⁷The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.

⁸Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! ^{the thing: Heb. my expectation}

⁹Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

¹⁰Then 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.

¹¹What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

¹²Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? ^{of brass: Heb. brasen?}

¹³Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

¹⁴To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. ^{is afflicted: Heb. melteth}

¹⁵My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

¹⁶Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

¹⁷What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. ^{vanish: Heb. are cut off} ^{when: Heb. in the heat thereof} ^{consumed: Heb. extinguished}

¹⁸The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

¹⁹The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

²⁰They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

²¹For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid. ^{ye are: or, ye are like to them: Heb. to it} ^{nothing: Heb. not}

²²Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

²³Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

²⁴Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

²⁵How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

²⁶Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

²⁷Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. ^{ye overwhelm: Heb. ye cause to fall upon}

²⁸Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie. ^{evident: Heb. before your face}

²⁹Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it. ^{in it: that is, in this matter}

³⁰Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? ^{my taste: Heb. my palate}