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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? |