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103 lines
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Job's Reply to Eliphaz
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# Chapter 6
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1. Then Job answered:
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2. If only my grief could be weighed
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and my devastation placed with it on the scales.
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3. For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas!
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That is why my words are rash.
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4. Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
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my spirit drinks their poison.
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God's terrors are arrayed against me.
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5. Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass
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or an ox low over its fodder?
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6. Is bland food eaten without salt?
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Is there flavor in an egg white?
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7. I refuse to touch them;
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they are like contaminated food.
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8. If only my request would be granted
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and God would provide what I hope for:
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9. that he would decide to crush me,
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to unleash his power and cut me off!
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10. It would still bring me comfort,
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and I would leap for joy in unrelenting pain
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that
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I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
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11. What strength do I have, that I should continue to hope?
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What is my future, that I should be patient?
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12. Is my strength that of stone,
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or my flesh made of bronze?
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13. Since I cannot help myself,
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the hope for success has been banished from me.
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14. A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends,
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even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.
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15. My brothers are as treacherous as a wadi,
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as seasonal streams that overflow
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16. and become darkened because of ice,
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and the snow melts into them.
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17. The wadis evaporate in warm weather;
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they disappear from their channels in hot weather.
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18. Caravans turn away from their routes,
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go up into the desert, and perish.
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19. The caravans of Tema look for these streams.
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The traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.
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20. They are ashamed because they had been confident of finding water.
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When they arrive there, they are disappointed.
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21. So this is what you have now become to me.
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When you see something dreadful, you are afraid.
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22. Have I ever said, "Give me something"
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or "Pay 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 the ruthless"?
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24. Teach me, and I will be silent.
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Help me understand what I did wrong.
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25. How painful honest words can be!
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But what does your rebuke prove?
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26. Do you think that you can disprove my words
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or that a despairing man's words are mere wind?
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27. No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless child
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and negotiate a price to sell your friend.
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28. But now, please look at me;
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I will not lie to your face.
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29. Reconsider; don't be unjust.
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Reconsider; my righteousness is still the issue.
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30. Is there injustice on my tongue
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or can my palate not taste disaster?
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