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Job 6:1

Then Job responded,

Job 6:2

"Oh if only my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my disaster!

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Job 6:3

-"For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; For that reason my words have been rash.

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Job 6:4

-"For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, My spirit drinks their poison; The terrors of God line up against me.

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Job 6:5

-"Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his feed?

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Job 6:6

-"Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the juice of an alkanet plant?

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Job 6:7

-"My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me.

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Job 6:8

"Oh, that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my hope!

Job 6:9

-"Oh, that God would decide to crush me, That He would let loose His hand and cut me off!

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Job 6:10

-"But it is still my comfort, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

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Job 6:11

-"What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?

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Job 6:12

-"Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze?

Job 6:13

-"Is it that my help is not within me, And that a good outcome is driven away from me?

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Job 6:14

"For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not abandon the fear of the Almighty.

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Job 6:15

-"My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which drain away,

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Job 6:16

Which are darkened because of ice, And into which the snow melts.

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Job 6:17

-"When they dry up, they vanish; When it is hot, they disappear from their place.

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Job 6:18

-"The paths of their course wind along, They go up into wasteland and perish.

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Job 6:19

-"The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.

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Job 6:20

-"They were put to shame, for they had trusted, They came there and were humiliated.

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Job 6:21

-"Indeed, you have now become such, You see terrors and are afraid.

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Job 6:22

-"Have I said, 'Give me something,' Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,'

Job 6:23

Or, 'Save me from the hand of the enemy,' Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants'?

Job 6:24

"Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have done wrong.

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Job 6:25

-"How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

Job 6:26

-"Do you intend to rebuke my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?

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Job 6:27

-"You would even cast lots for the orphans, And barter over your friend.

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Job 6:28

-"Now please look at me, And see if I am lying to your face.

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Job 6:29

-"Please turn away, let there be no injustice; Turn away, my righteousness is still in it.

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Job 6:30

-"Is there injustice on my tongue? Does my palate not discern disasters?

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