Job 6:14-23

14“A friend should treat a troubled person kindly, even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.

15My brothers have been as deceptive as seasonal rivers, like the seasonal riverbeds that flood.

16They are dark with ice. They are hidden by snow.

17They vanish during a scorching summer. In the heat their riverbeds dry up.

18They change their course. They go into a wasteland and disappear.

19Caravans from Tema look for them. Travelers from Sheba search for them.

20They are ashamed because they relied on the streams. Arriving there, they are disappointed.

21“So you are as unreliable to me ⌞as they are⌟. You see something terrifying, and you are afraid.

22Did I ever say, ‘Give me a gift,’ or ‘Offer me a bribe from your wealth,’

23or ‘Rescue me from an enemy,’ or ‘Ransom me from a tyrant’?