1 Then Job אִיּ֗וֹב 'i.Yov H347 answered and said H559 , 2 Oh that my vexation were but weighed H8254 , And all my calamity laid in the balances ! 3 For now עַתָּ֗ה 'a.Tah H6258 it would be heavier יִכְבָּ֑ד yikh.Bad H3513 than the sand מֵח֣וֹל me.Chol H2344 of the seas יַמִּ֣ים ya.Mim H3220 : Therefore H3651 have my words דְּבָרַ֥י de.va.Rai H1697 been rash. 4 For the arrows חִצֵּ֪י chi.Tzei H2671 of the Almighty שַׁדַּ֡י sha.Dai H7706 are within me , The poison whereof my spirit רוּחִ֑י ru.Chi H7307 drinketh up : The terrors בִּעוּתֵ֖י bi.'u.Tei H1161 of God אֱל֣וֹהַּ 'e.Lo.ah H433 do set themselves in array against me . 5 Doth the wild פֶּ֥רֶא Pe.re' H6501 ass bray הֲיִֽנְהַק־ ha.yin.hak- H5101 when he hath grass דֶ֑שֶׁא De.she' H1877 ? Or loweth the ox שּׁ֝֗וֹר Shor H7794 over his fodder בְּלִילֽוֹ׃ be.li.Lo H1098 ? 6 Can that which hath no savor be eaten H398 without salt מֶ֑לַח Me.lach H4417 ? Or is there any taste טַ֝֗עַם Ta.'am H2940 in the white of an egg ? 7 My soul H5315 refuseth to touch לִנְגּ֣וֹעַ lin.Go.a' H5060 them ; They are as loathsome food לַחְמִֽי׃ lach.Mi H3899 to me . 8 Oh that I might have my request ; And that God אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃ 'e.Lo.ah H433 would grant me the thing that I long for ! 9 Even that it would please God אֱ֭לוֹהַּ 'E.lo.ah H433 to crush וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי vi.da.ke.'E.ni H1792 me ; That he would let loose his hand יָ֝ד֗וֹ ya.Do H3027 , and cut וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃ Vi.va.tze.'E.ni H1214 me off ! 10 And be וּ֥תְהִי U.te.hi H1961 it still ע֨וֹד׀ od H5750 my consolation , Yea , let me exult in pain that spareth not , That I have not denied the words אִמְרֵ֥י 'im.Rei H561 of the Holy קָדֽוֹשׁ׃ ka.Do.osh H6918 One H6918 . 11 What is my strength כֹּחִ֥י ko.Chi H3581 , that I should wait אֲיַחֵ֑ל 'a.ya.Chel H3176 ? And what is mine end קִּ֝צִּ֗י ki.Tzi H7093 , that I should be patient? 12 Is my strength כֹּ֣חַ Ko.ach H3581 the strength כֹּחִ֑י ko.Chi H3581 of stones H68 ? Or is my flesh בְּשָׂרִ֥י be.sa.Ri H1320 of brass? 13 Is it not that I have no help עֶזְרָתִ֣י 'ez.ra.Ti H5833 in me , And that wisdom וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה ve.tu.shi.Yah H8454 is driven H5080 quite from me ? 14 To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ me.re.'E.hu H7453 ; Even to him that forsaketh the fear וְיִרְאַ֖ת ve.yir.'At H3374 of the Almighty שַׁדַּ֣י sha.Dai H7706 . 15 My brethren have dealt H898 deceitfully as a brook , As the channel of brooks that pass יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ ya.'a.Vo.ru H5674 away H5674 ; 16 Which are black by reason of the ice קָ֑רַח Ka.rach H7140 , And wherein the snow שָֽׁלֶג׃ Sha.leg H7950 hideth itself: 17 What time בְּ֭עֵת Be.'et H6256 they wax warm , they vanish ; When it is hot , they are consumed out of their place מִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃ mi.me.ko.Mam H4725 . 18 The caravans that travel by the way דַּרְכָּ֑ם dar.Kam H1870 of them turn aside; They go יַעֲל֖וּ ya.'a.Lu H5927 up into the waste , and perish וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ ve.yo.Ve.du H6 . 19 The caravans of Tema תֵּמָ֑א te.Ma' H8485 looked הִ֭בִּיטוּ Hi.bi.tu H5027 , The companies of Sheba שְׁ֝בָ֗א She.Va' H7614 waited for them. 20 They were put H954 to shame H954 because they had hoped; They came בָּ֥אוּ Ba.'u H935 thither, and were confounded . 22 Did I say H559 , Give הָ֣בוּ Ha.vu H3051 unto me ? Or , Offer a present for me of your substance? 23 Or , Deliver H4422 me from the adversary’s hand מִיַּד־ mi.yad- H3027 ? Or , Redeem H6299 me from the hand וּמִיַּ֖ד u.mi.Yad H3027 of the oppressors? 24 Teach ה֭וֹרוּנִי Ho.ru.ni H3384 me , and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand H995 wherein I have erred שָּׁ֝גִ֗יתִי Sha.Gi.ti H7686 . 25 How H4100 forcible are words אִמְרֵי־ 'im.rei- H561 of uprightness יֹ֑שֶׁר Yo.sher H3476 ! But your reproof , what doth it reprove H3198 ? 26 Do ye think to reprove הַלְהוֹכַ֣ח hal.ho.Khach H3198 words אִמְרֵ֥י 'im.Rei H561 , Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind וּ֝לְר֗וּחַ u.le.Ru.ach H7307 ? 27 Yea, ye would cast H5307 lots upon the fatherless יָת֥וֹם ya.Tom H3490 , And make merchandise of your friend רֵֽיעֲכֶֽם׃ Rei.'a.Khem H7453 . 28 Now H6258 therefore וְ֭עַתָּה Ve.'a.tah H6258 be pleased to look upon me ; For surely I shall not lie אֲכַזֵּֽב׃ 'a.kha.Zev H3576 to your face H6440 . 30 Is there injustice עַוְלָ֑ה 'av.Lah H5766 on my tongue בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥י bil.sho.Ni H3956 ? Cannot my taste discern יָבִ֥ין ya.Vin H995 mischievous things ? ← Job 5 Job 7 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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