Job 6

^{Job 6:1} Then Job replied:

^{Job 6:2} “If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.

^{Job 6:3} For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been rash.

^{Job 6:4} For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

^{Job 6:5} Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?

^{Job 6:6} Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?

^{Job 6:7} My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.

^{Job 6:8} If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:

^{Job 6:9} that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

^{Job 6:10} It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

^{Job 6:11} What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?

^{Job 6:12} Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?

^{Job 6:13} Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?

^{Job 6:14} A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

^{Job 6:15} But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,

^{Job 6:16} darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,

^{Job 6:17} but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.

^{Job 6:18} Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.

^{Job 6:19} The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.

^{Job 6:20} They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.

^{Job 6:21} For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.

^{Job 6:22} Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;

^{Job 6:23} deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’?

^{Job 6:24} Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.

^{Job 6:25} How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

^{Job 6:26} Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?

^{Job 6:27} You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.

^{Job 6:28} But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?

^{Job 6:29} Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.

^{Job 6:30} Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?