nkjv Job:6-7 SEEK
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Then Job answered and said :
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Oh ,
that my grief were fully weighed ,
And my calamity laid with it on the scales !
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For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea --
Therefore my words have been rash .
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For the arrows of the Almighty are within me ;
My spirit drinks in their poison ;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me .
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Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass ,
Or does the ox low over its fodder ?
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Can flavorless food be eaten without salt ?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg ?
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My soul refuses to touch them ;
They are as loathsome food to me .
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Oh ,
that I might have my request ,
That God would grant me the thing that I long for !
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That it would please God to crush me ,
That He would loose His hand and cut me off !
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Then I would still have comfort ;
Though in anguish I would exult ,
He will not spare ;
For I have not concealed the words of the Holy One .
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What strength do I have ,
that I should hope ?
And what is my end ,
that I should prolong my life ?
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Is my strength the strength of stones ?
Or is my flesh bronze ?
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Is my help not within me ?
And is success driven from me ?
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To him who is afflicted ,
kindness should be shown by his friend ,
Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty .
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My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook ,
Like the streams of the brooks that pass away ,
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Which are dark because of the ice ,
And into which the snow vanishes .
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When it is warm ,
they cease to flow ;
When it is hot ,
they vanish from their place .
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The paths of their way turn aside ,
They go nowhere and perish .
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The caravans of Tema look ,
The travelers of Sheba hope for them .
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They are disappointed because they were confident ;
They come there and are confused .
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For now you are nothing ,
You see terror and are afraid .
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Did I ever say , "
Bring something to me '?
Or , "
Offer a bribe for me from your wealth '?
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Or , "
Deliver me from the enemy '
s hand '?
Or , "
Redeem me from the hand of oppressors '?
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Teach me ,
and I will hold my tongue ;
Cause me to understand wherein I have erred .
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How forceful are right words !
But what does your arguing prove ?
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Do you intend to rebuke my words ,
And the speeches of a desperate one ,
which are as wind ?
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Yes ,
you overwhelm the fatherless ,
And you undermine your friend .
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Now therefore ,
be pleased to look at me ;
For I would never lie to your face .
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Yield now ,
let there be no injustice !
Yes ,
concede ,
my righteousness still stands !
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Is there injustice on my tongue ?
Cannot my taste discern the unsavory ?
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Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth ?
Are not his days also like the days of a hired man ?
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Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade ,
And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages ,
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So I have been allotted months of futility ,
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me .
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When I lie down ,
I say , "
When shall I arise ,
And the night be ended ?'
For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn .
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My flesh is caked with worms and dust ,
My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh .
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My days are swifter than a weaver '
s shuttle ,
And are spent without hope .
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Oh ,
remember that my life is a breath !
My eye will never again see good .
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The eye of him who sees me will see me no more ;
While your eyes are upon me ,
I shall no longer be .
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As the cloud disappears and vanishes away ,
So he who goes down to the grave does not come up .
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He shall never return to his house ,
Nor shall his place know him anymore .
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Therefore I will not restrain my mouth ;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit ;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul .
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Am I a sea ,
or a sea serpent ,
That You set a guard over me ?
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When I say , "
My bed will comfort me ,
My couch will ease my complaint ,'
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Then You scare me with dreams And terrify me with visions ,
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So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body .
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I loathe my life ;
I would not live forever .
Let me alone ,
For my days are but a breath .
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What is man ,
that You should exalt him ,
That You should set Your heart on him ,
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That You should visit him every morning ,
And test him every moment ?
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How long ?
Will You not look away from me ,
And let me alone till I swallow my saliva ?
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Have I sinned ?
What have I done to You ,
O watcher of men ?
Why have You set me as Your target ,
So that I am a burden to myself ?
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Why then do You not pardon my transgression ,
And take away my iniquity ?
For now I will lie down in the dust ,
And You will seek me diligently ,
But I will no longer be ."
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Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said :