Job:6

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* Then Job answered and said : * Oh , that my grief were fully weighed , and my calamity laid with it on the scales ! * For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea ; therefore my words have been rash . * For the arrows of the Almighty are within me ; my spirit drinks in their poison ; the terrors of God are arrayed against me . * Does the wild ass bray when it has grass , or does the ox low over its fodder ? * Can something tasteless be eaten without salt ? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg ? * My soul refuses to touch them ; they are as sickening food . * Oh , that I might have my request , that God would grant me the thing that I long for ; * that it would please God to crush me , that He would loose His hand and cut me off ! * Then I would still have comfort ; though in anguish , I would leap for joy ; let Him not spare ; for I have not hidden the Words of the Holy One . * What strength do I have , that I should hope ? And what is my end , that I should prolong my life ? * Is my strength the strength of stones ? Or is my flesh bronze ? * Is my help not within me ? And is wisdom driven from me ? * To him who is despairing , kindness should be shown by his friend ; but he forsakes the fear of the Almighty . * My brothers have dealt deceitfully . Like a brook , like the streams of the brooks , they pass away ; * which are dark because of the ice , and into which the snow vanishes . * When it is warm , they stop flowing ; when it is hot , they dry up from their place . * The paths of their journey are winding ; they go into nothingness and vanish . * The wanderers of Tema have paid attention ; the travelers of Sheba have looked for them . * They are disappointed because they had been confident , but when they had come there they were abashed . * Surely now you are nothing ; you see terror and are afraid . * Did I ever say , Bring something to me ? Or , Offer a bribe for me from your wealth ? * Or , Deliver me from the hand of the adversary ? Or , Redeem me from the hand of the mighty ? * Teach me , and I will keep silent ; cause me to understand in what way I have erred . * Right words are grievous , but what does your rebuke prove ? * Do you intend to rebuke the words and the speeches of one in despair , as wind ? * Yea , you throw down the fatherless , and dig a pit for your friend . * Now therefore , be pleased to look at me ; for my face will tell if I am lying . * Turn back , let there be no injustice ! Yea , turn back ; my righteousness still stands ! * Is there injustice on my tongue ? Cannot my taste discern calamity ?

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