CPDV - Job - 6

6:1  But Job, responding, said:

6:2  I wish that my sins, for which I deserve wrath, and the calamity that I endure, were weighed out on a balance.

6:3  Compared to the sand of the sea, they would appear heavier, and so my words are full of sorrow.

6:4  For the arrows of the Lord are in me, my spirit drinks of their indignation, and the terrors of the Lord are soldiers against me.

6:5  Will the wild ass bray when he has grass? Or will the ox bellow when he stands before a full manger?

6:6  Or can one eat bland food, which is not seasoned with salt? Or can anyone taste that which, if tasted, causes death?

6:7  The things that my soul was unwilling to touch before, now, because of anguish, are my foods.

6:8  Who will grant that my petition may arrive and that God may bestow on me what I expect,

6:9  and that he who, at first, had crushed me, will let loose his hand and cut me down?

6:10  And may this be my consolation, that in afflicting me with sorrow, although he might not be lenient with me, I still do not contradict the words of the Holy One.

6:11  For what is my strength, that I may continue? Or what is my goal, so that I may act patiently?

6:12  My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh made of bronze.

6:13  Behold, there is no help for me in myself, and my loved ones also have withdrawn from me.

6:14  He who takes away mercy from his friend, abandons the fear of the Lord.

6:15  My brethren have disregarded me, like a torrent that passes swiftly through the steep valleys.

6:16  Those who fear frost, snow will rush over them.

6:17  At that time, when they are scattered, they will perish, and when it becomes hot, they will be freed from their place.

6:18  The paths of their steps are entangled; they will walk in vain and will perish.

6:19  Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.

6:20  They have been thrown into confusion, just as I had hoped; they have even come to me and are overwhelmed with shame.

6:21  Now you have arrived, and merely by seeing my affliction, you are afraid.

6:22  Did I say: “Bring to me and give to me from your necessities?”

6:23  or, “Free me from the hand of the enemy and rescue me from the hand of the strong?”

6:24  Teach me, and I will be silent, and if by chance I have been ignorant of anything, instruct me.

6:25  Why have you diminished the words of truth, when there is none of you who is able to offer proof against me?

6:26  You prepare speeches as so much noise, and you offer words into the wind.

6:27  You encroach upon the orphan, and you strive to undermine your friend.

6:28  Such is true, so finish what you have begun. Listen closely, and see if I lie.

6:29  Respond, I beg you, without contention, and, speaking what is just, pass judgment.

6:30  And you will not find iniquity on my tongue, nor will foolishness resound in my throat.