English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1Then Job answered and said: | 1Then Job answered, |
2“Oh that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances! | 2"Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity! |
3For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash. | 3"For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash. |
4For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. | 4"For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me. |
5Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass, or the ox low over his fodder? | 5"Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder? |
6Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow? | 6"Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? |
7My appetite refuses to touch them; they are as food that is loathsome to me. | 7"My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me. |
8“Oh that I might have my request, and that God would fulfill my hope, | 8"Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing! |
9that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off! | 9"Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off! |
10This would be my comfort; I would even exult in pain unsparing, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One. | 10"But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One. |
11What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient? | 11"What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure? |
12Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze? | 12"Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze? |
13Have I any help in me, when resource is driven from me? | 13"Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me? |
14“He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. | 14"For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty. |
15My brothers are treacherous as a torrent-bed, as torrential streams that pass away, | 15"My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish, |
16which are dark with ice, and where the snow hides itself. | 16Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts. |
17When they melt, they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place. | 17"When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place. |
18The caravans turn aside from their course; they go up into the waste and perish. | 18"The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish. |
19The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope. | 19"The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them. |
20They are ashamed because they were confident; they come there and are disappointed. | 20"They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded. |
21For you have now become nothing; you see my calamity and are afraid. | 21"Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid. |
22Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’? Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’? | 22"Have I said, 'Give me something,' Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,' |
23Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’? Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless’? | 23Or, '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; make me understand how I have gone astray. | 24"Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred. |
25How forceful are upright words! But what does reproof from you reprove? | 25"How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? |
26Do you think that you can reprove words, when the speech of a despairing man is wind? | 26"Do you intend to reprove my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind? |
27You would even cast lots over the fatherless, and bargain over your friend. | 27"You would even cast lots for the orphans And barter over your friend. |
28“But now, be pleased to look at me, for I will not lie to your face. | 28"Now please look at me, And see if I lie to your face. |
29Please turn; let no injustice be done. Turn now; my vindication is at stake. | 29"Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it. |
30Is there any injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity? | 30"Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities? |
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