Job 6

Berean Standard Bible

Job Replies: My Complaint Is Just

2“If onlyH3863 my griefH3708 could be weighedH8254and placedH5375 withH3162 my calamityH1962 on the scalesH3976.3ForH3588 thenH6258 it would outweighH3513 the sandH2344 of the seasH3220—no wonderH5921 H3651 my wordsH1697 have been rashH3886.4ForH3588 the arrowsH2671 of the AlmightyH7706 have pierced meH5978 ;my spiritH7307 drinks inH8354 their poisonH2534;the terrorsH1161 of GodH433 are arrayed against meH6186.5Does a wild donkeyH6501 brayH5101 overH5921 fresh grassH1877,orH518 an oxH7794 lowH1600 overH5921 its fodderH1098?6Is tasteless foodH8602 eatenH398 withoutH1097 saltH4417,orH518 is thereH3426 flavorH2940 in the whiteH7388 of an eggH2495 1?7My soulH5315 refusesH3985 to touch themH5060;they areH1992 loathsomeH1741 food to meH3899.

8If onlyH4310 H5414 my requestH7596 were grantedH935and GodH433 would fulfillH5414 my hopeH8615:9that GodH433 would be willingH2974 to crush meH1792,to unleashH5425 His handH3027 and cut me offH1214!10It stillH5750 brings meH1961 comfortH5165,and joyH5539 through unrelentingH3808 H2550 painH2427,thatH3588 I have notH3808 deniedH3582the wordsH561 of the Holy OneH6918.

11WhatH4100 strength do I haveH3581, thatH3588 I should still hopeH3176?WhatH4100 is my futureH7093, thatH3588 IH5315 should be patientH748?12Is my strengthH3581 like thatH3581 of stoneH68,orH518 my fleshH1320 made of bronzeH5153 H518?13Is there anyH518 helpH5833 within menow that successH8454 is drivenH5080 from meH4480?

14A despairing manH4523 should have the kindnessH2617 of his friendH7453,even if he forsakesH5800 the fearH3374 of the AlmightyH7706.15But my brothersH251 are as faithlessH898 asH3644 wadisH5158,as seasonal streamsH650 H5158 that overflowH5674,16darkenedH6937 becauseH4480 of the iceH7140and the inflowH5921 of meltingH5956 snowH7950,17but ceasingH6789 in the dry seasonH6256 H2215and vanishingH1846 from their channelsH4725 in the heatH2552.

18CaravansH734 turn asideH3943 from their routesH1870;they goH5927 into the wastelandH8414 and perishH6.19The caravansH734 of TemaH8485 lookH5027 for water;the travelersH1979 of ShebaH7614 hopeH6960 to find it.20They are confoundedH954 becauseH3588 they had hopedH982;their arrivalH935 brings disappointmentH2659.21ForH3588 nowH6258 you areH1961 of no helpH3808;you seeH7200 terrorH2866, and you are afraidH3372.22Have I everH3588 saidH559, ‘Give me somethingH3051;offer me a bribeH7809 H1157 from your wealthH3581;23deliver meH4422 from the handH3027 of the enemyH6862;redeem meH6299 from the graspH3027 of the ruthlessH6184’?

24Teach meH3384, and IH589 will be silentH2790.Help me understandH995 howH4100 I have erredH7686.25HowH4100 painfulH4834 are honestH3476 wordsH561!But whatH4100 does your argumentH3198 proveH3198?26Do you intendH2803 to correctH3198 my wordsH4405,and treat as windH7307 my cryH561 of despairH2976?27You would even cast lotsH5307 for an orphanH3490and barterH3739 awayH5921 H637 your friendH7453.

28But nowH6258, pleaseH2974 lookH6437 at me.Would I lieH3576 toH5921 your faceH6440 H518?29ReconsiderH7725 H4994; do notH408 beH1961 unjustH5766.ReconsiderH7725, for my righteousnessH6664 H5750 is at stake.30Is thereH3426 iniquityH5766 on my tongueH3956?CanH518 my mouthH2441 notH3808 discernH995 maliceH1942?