Job 6:1-30 NET

[1] Then Job responded: [2] "Oh, if only my grief could be weighed, and my misfortune laid on the scales too! [3] But because it is heavier than the sand of the sea, that is why my words have been wild. [4] For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God's sudden terrors are arrayed against me. [5] "Does the wild donkey bray when it is near grass? Or does the ox bellow over its fodder? [6] Can food that is tasteless be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? [7] I have refused to touch such things; they are like loathsome food to me. [8] "Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for! [9] And that God would be willing to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me. [10] Then I would yet have my comfort, then I would rejoice, in spite of pitiless pain, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. [11] What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life? [12] Is my strength like that of stones? Or is my flesh made of bronze? [13] Is not my power to help myself nothing, and has not every resource been driven from me? [14] "To the one in despair, kindness should come from his friend even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. [15] My brothers have been as treacherous as a seasonal stream, and as the riverbeds of the intermittent streams that flow away. [16] They are dark because of ice; snow is piled up over them. [17] When they are scorched, they dry up, when it is hot, they vanish from their place. [18] Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish. [19] The caravans of Tema looked intently for these streams; the traveling merchants of Sheba hoped for them. [20] They were distressed, because each one had been so confident; they arrived there, but were disappointed. [21] For now you have become like these streams that are no help; you see a terror, and are afraid. [22] "Have I ever said, 'Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor'? [23] Or, 'Deliver me from the enemy's power, and from the hand of tyrants ransom me'? [24] "Teach me and I, for my part, will be silent; explain to me how I have been mistaken. [25] How painful are honest words! But what does your reproof prove? [26] Do you intend to criticize mere words, and treat the words of a despairing man as wind? [27] Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend. [28] "Now then, be good enough to look at me; and I will not lie to your face! [29] Relent, let there be no falsehood; reconsider, for my righteousness is intact! [30] Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things?