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¹ Then Job answered and said: ² "Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, And my calamity laid with it on the scales! ³ For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea-- Therefore my words have been rash. ⁴ For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me. ⁵ Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, Or does the ox low over its fodder? ⁶ Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? ⁷ My soul refuses to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me.

⁸ "Oh, that I might have my request, That God would grant me the thing that I long for! ⁹ That it would please God to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off! ¹⁰ Then I would still have comfort; Though in anguish I would exult, He will not spare; For I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. ¹¹ "What strength do I have, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life? ¹² Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze? ¹³ Is my help not within me? And is success driven from me?

¹⁴ "To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. ¹⁵ My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook, Like the streams of the brooks that pass away, ¹⁶ Which are dark because of the ice, And into which the snow vanishes. ¹⁷ When it is warm, they cease to flow; When it is hot, they vanish from their place. ¹⁸ The paths of their way turn aside, They go nowhere and perish. ¹⁹ The caravans of Tema look, The travelers of Sheba hope for them. ²⁰ They are disappointed because they were confident; They come there and are confused. ²¹ For now you are nothing, You see terror and are afraid.

²² Did I ever say, "Bring something to me'? Or, "Offer a bribe for me from your wealth'? ²³ Or, "Deliver me from the enemy's hand'? Or, "Redeem me from the hand of oppressors'? ²⁴ "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred. ²⁵ How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove? ²⁶ Do you intend to rebuke my words, And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind? ²⁷ Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, And you undermine your friend. ²⁸ Now therefore, be pleased to look at me; For I would never lie to your face. ²⁹ Yield now, let there be no injustice! Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands! ³⁰ Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern the unsavory?