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¹ Then Job answered and said:² I have heard many such things; sorry comforters are ye all.³ Shall windy words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?⁴ I also could speak as ye do; {N}and shake my head at you.⁵ I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would assuage your grief.

⁶ Though I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and though I forbear, what am I eased?⁷ But now He hath made me weary; Thou hast made desolate all my company.⁸ And Thou hast shrivelled me up, which is a witness against me; and my leanness riseth up against me, it testifieth to my face.⁹ He hath torn me in His wrath, and hated me; He hath gnashed upon me with His teeth; mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.¹⁰ They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; they gather themselves together against me.¹¹ God delivereth me to the ungodly, and casteth me into the hands of the wicked.¹² I was at ease, and He broke me asunder; yea, He hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces; ¹³ His archers compass me round about, He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; ¹⁴ He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.¹⁵ I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and have laid my horn in the dust.¹⁶ My face is reddened with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

¹⁷ Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.¹⁸ O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no resting-place.¹⁹ Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, and He that testifieth of me is on high.²⁰ Mine inward thoughts are my intercessors, mine eye poureth out tears unto God;²¹ That He would set aright a man contending with God, as a son of man setteth aright his neighbour!²² For the years that are few are coming on, and I shall go the way whence I shall not return.