- 1. ¶ THEN Job answered and said,
- 2. Oh that my grief were weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances against it!
- 3. For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words are restrained.
- 4. For the arrows of the Almighty are in my flesh, and their poison drinks up my spirit; the terrors of God have frightened me.
- 5. Does the wild ass bray over grass? Or does the ox low over the fodder?
- 6. Or can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
- 7. My soul is weary of its troubles, I lament like a drunken man in my affliction.
- 8. ¶ Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
- 9. So that God would hearken to cleanse me, and to spread out his hand and make me whole;
- 10. And to be again my comfort, so that I may be restored to my strength without measure; for I have not lied against the words of the Holy One.
- 11. What is my strength, that I should endure? And what is my end, that I should be patient?
- 12. Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass?
- 13. Behold, his help is not in me, and his salvation is far off from me.
- 14. ¶ He who withholds peace from his friend, forsakes the worship of the Almighty.
- 15. My brethren have dealt deceitfully like dry brooks, like torrents which pass away.
- 16. Those who were afraid of ice, much snow has fallen upon them.
- 17. When the sun shines over them, they melt; when it is hot, they melt and disappear from their place.
- 18. The paths of their ways are winding; they go astray from their course and perish.
- 19. For they have looked toward the roads of the south, and have waited for the paths of Sheba.
- 20. They are ashamed in what they had hoped; they came there, and were confounded.
- 21. You also have become such to me; because before you saw terror, you were afraid.
- 22. ¶ Did I say, Bring me a present? Or from your wealth offer a bribe for my sake?
- 23. Or rescue me from my oppressor’s hands; or deliver me from the hand of the mighty?
- 24. Teach me, and I will be silent; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
- 25. Why do you reject the words of truth? Who of you are able to rebuke and chastise?
- 26. Behold you are seeking to find words with which to reprove, and against my soul you are conjuring up words.
- 27. Behold, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you grieve your friend.
- 28. Now therefore listen and take heed, and I will speak in your presence, and will not lie.
- 29. Repent, I pray you, and do not become like ungodly men; repent therefore and be justified.
- 30. Is there iniquity in my tongue? Or does not my mouth speak truth?
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