New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 6:2-7

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.

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