New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 6:1-13

1Then Jobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030,

2“Ohל֗וּLuH3863that my griefכַּעְשִׂ֑יka'.SiH3708were actuallyשָׁק֣וֹלsha.KolH8254weighedיִשָּׁקֵ֣לyi.sha.KelH8254And laidיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375in the balancesבְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִםbe.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162with my calamityוְ֝הַוָּתִ֗יve.hai.ya.tiH1942!

3For thenעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258it would beheavierיִכְבָּ֑דyikh.BadH3513thanH4480the sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344of the seasיַמִּ֣יםya.MimH3220;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֝֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697have beenH3886rashH3886.

4For thearrowsחִצֵּ֪יchi.TzeiH2671of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֡יsha.DaiH7706are withinH5973me, Theirpoisonחֲ֭מָתָםCha.ma.tomH2534my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307drinksשֹׁתָ֣הsho.TahH8354; Theterrorsבִּעוּתֵ֖יbi.'u.TeiH1161of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433are arrayedיַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃Ya.'ar.Khu.niH6186against me.

5Does thewildפֶּ֥רֶאPe.re'H6501donkeyH6501brayהֲיִֽנְהַק־ha.yin.hak-H5101overעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921hisgrassדֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,Orאִ֥ם'imH518does the oxשּׁ֝֗וֹרShorH7794lowיִגְעֶה־yig.'e.ho-H1600overעַל־'al-H5921his fodderבְּלִילֽוֹ׃be.li.LoH1098?

6Can somethingH8602tastelessH8602be eatenהֲיֵאָכֵ֣לha.ye.'a.KhelH398withoutמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H1097saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417,Orאִם־'im-H518is thereH3426anyH3426tasteטַ֝֗עַםTa.'amH2940in thewhiteH2495of an eggH2495?

7My soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315refusesמֵאֲנָ֣הme.'a.NahH3985to touchלִנְגּ֣וֹעַlin.Go.a'H5060them;They are like loathsomeכִּדְוֵ֥יkid.VeiH1741foodלַחְמִֽי׃lach.MiH3899to me.

8“Ohמִֽי־ יִ֭תֵּןmi- Yi.tenH4310 H5414that my requestשֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑יshe.'e.la.TiH7596might comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935to passH935,And that Godאֱלֽוֹהַּ׃'e.Lo.ahH433would grantיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414my longingוְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗יve.tik.va.TiH8615!

9Would that Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433werewillingוְיֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH2974to crushוִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִיvi.da.ke.'E.niH1792me,That He would looseיַתֵּ֥רya.TerH5425His handיָ֝ד֗וֹya.DoH3027and cutוִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃Vi.va.tze.'E.niH1214me offH1214!

10But it is stillע֨וֹד׀odH5750my consolationנֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗יne.Cha.ma.TiH5165,And I rejoiceוַאֲסַלְּדָ֣הva.'a.sa.le.DahH5539in unsparingיַחְמ֑וֹלyach.MolH3808 H2550painH2430, That I have notdeniedכִ֝חַ֗דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582the wordsאִמְרֵ֥י'im.ReiH561of the Holyקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918OneH6918.

11Whatמַה־mah-H4100is my strengthכֹּחִ֥יko.ChiH3581,that I should waitאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176?And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is my endקִּ֝צִּ֗יki.TziH7093, that I shouldendureאַאֲרִ֥יךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃'a.'a.Rikh naf.ShiH748 H5315?

12Is my strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581the strengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581of stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68,OrH518is my fleshבְּשָׂרִ֥יbe.sa.RiH1320bronzeנָחֽוּשׁ׃na.ChushH5153?

13Is it that myhelpעֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.TiH5833is not within me, And thatdeliveranceוְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗הve.tu.shi.YahH8454is drivenנִדְּחָ֥הni.de.ChahH5080from me?

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