1. Then Job answered,
JOB (1:6)
2.
“Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity!
3.
-“For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash.
4.
-“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5.
-“Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder?
6.
-“Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7.
-“My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me.
8.
“Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing!
9.
-“Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
10.
-“But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11.
-“What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?
12.
-“Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze?
13.
-“Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me?
14.
“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.
15.
-“My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,
16.
Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts.
17.
-“When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18.
-“The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish.
19.
-“The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.
20.
-“They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.
21.
-“Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid.
22.
-“Have I said, ‘Give me something,’ Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’
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Or, ‘Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,’ Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants’?
24.
“Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.
25.
-“How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
26.
-“Do you intend to reprove my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?
27.
-“You would even cast lots for the orphans And barter over your friend.
28.
-“Now please look at me, And see if I lie to your face.
29.
-“Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it.
30.
-“Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities?
1. Then Job answered,
JOB (1:6)
2.
“Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity!
3.
-“For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash.
4.
-“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5.
-“Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder?
6.
-“Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7.
-“My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me.
8.
“Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing!
9.
-“Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
10.
-“But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11.
-“What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?
12.
-“Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze?
13.
-“Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me?
14.
“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.
15.
-“My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,
16.
Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts.
17.
-“When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18.
-“The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish.
19.
-“The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.
20.
-“They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.
21.
-“Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid.
22.
-“Have I said, ‘Give me something,’ Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’
23.
Or, ‘Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,’ Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants’?
24.
“Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.
25.
-“How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
26.
-“Do you intend to reprove my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?
27.
-“You would even cast lots for the orphans And barter over your friend.
28.
-“Now please look at me, And see if I lie to your face.
29.
-“Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it.
30.
-“Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities?
