New American Standard Bible 1995

Berean Study Bible

1Then Job answered,

1Then Job replied:

2"Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity!

2“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.

3"For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash.

3For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder 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.

4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; 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?

5Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?

6"Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

6Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?

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

7My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.

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

8If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:

9"Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!

9that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash 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.

10It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting 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?

11What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?

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

12Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?

13"Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me?

13Is there any help within me now that success 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.

14A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

15"My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,

15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,

16Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts.

16darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,

17"When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place.

17but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.

18"The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish.

18Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.

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

19The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.

20"They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.

20They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.

21"Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid.

21For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.

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

22Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;

23Or, 'Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,' Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants '?

23deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’?

24"Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.

24Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.

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

25How 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?

26Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?

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

27You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.

28"Now please look at me, And see if I lie to your face.

28But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?

29"Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it.

29Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.

30"Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities?

30Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?

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