Job 6:14-30

14“For the 1despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not 2forsake the 3fear of the Almighty.15My brothers have acted 4deceitfully like a 5wadi, Like the torrents of 6wadis which vanish,16Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow 7melts.17When 8they become waterless, they 9are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place.18The 10paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish.19The caravans of 11Tema looked, The travelers of 12Sheba hoped for them.20They 13were 14disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.21Indeed, you have now become such, 15You see a terror and are afraid.22Have I said, ‘Give me something,’ Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’23Or, ‘Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,’ Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants’?

24“Teach me, and 16I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.25How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?26Do you intend to reprove my words, When the 17words of one in despair belong to the wind?27You would even 18cast lots for 19the orphans And 20barter over your friend.28Now please look at me, And see if I 21lie to your face.29Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, 22my righteousness is yet in it.30Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot 23my palate discern 24calamities?