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# Job 6 (New King James Version)
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Job: My Complaint Is Just
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##### Chapter 6
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###### 1 Then Job answered and said:
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###### 2 "Oh, that my grief were fully weighed,
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And my calamity laid with it on the scales!
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###### 3 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea--
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Therefore my words have been rash.
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###### 4 For the arrows of the Almighty _are_ within me;
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My spirit drinks in their poison;
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The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
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###### 5 Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass,
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Or does the ox low over its fodder?
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###### 6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?
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Or is there _any_ taste in the white of an egg?
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###### 7 My soul refuses to touch them;
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They _are_ as loathsome food to me.
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###### 8 "Oh, that I might have my request,
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That God would grant _me_ the thing that I long for!
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###### 9 That it would please God to crush me,
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That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
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###### 10 Then I would still have comfort;
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Though in anguish I would exult,
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He will not spare;
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For I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
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###### 11 "What strength do I have, that I should hope?
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And what _is_ my end, that I should prolong my life?
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###### 12 _Is_ my strength the strength of stones?
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Or is my flesh bronze?
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###### 13 _Is_ my help not within me?
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And is success driven from me?
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###### 14 "To him who is afflicted, kindness _should be shown_ by his friend,
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Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
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###### 15 My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook,
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Like the streams of the brooks that pass away,
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###### 16 Which are dark because of the ice,
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_And_ into which the snow vanishes.
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###### 17 When it is warm, they cease to flow;
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When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
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###### 18 The paths of their way turn aside,
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They go nowhere and perish.
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###### 19 The caravans of Tema look,
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The travelers of Sheba hope for them.
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###### 20 They are disappointed because they were confident;
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They come there and are confused.
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###### 21 For now you are nothing,
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You see terror and are afraid.
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###### 22 Did I ever say, 'Bring _something_ to me'?
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Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth'?
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###### 23 Or, 'Deliver me from the enemy's hand'?
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Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of oppressors'?
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###### 24 "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue;
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Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
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###### 25 How forceful are right words!
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But what does your arguing prove?
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###### 26 Do you intend to rebuke _my_ words,
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And the speeches of a desperate one, _which are_ as wind?
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###### 27 Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless,
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And you undermine your friend.
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###### 28 Now therefore, be pleased to look at me;
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For I would never lie to your face.
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###### 29 Yield now, let there be no injustice!
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Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands!
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###### 30 Is there injustice on my tongue?
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Cannot my taste discern the unsavory?
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