Job 6:1-30 NASBS

[1] Then Job answered, [2] "Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity! [3] "For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore 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. [5] "Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder? [6] "Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? [7] "My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me. [8] "Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing! [9] "Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose 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. [11] "What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure? [12] "Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze? [13] "Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance 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. [15] "My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish, [16] Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts. [17] "When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place. [18] "The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish. [19] "The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them. [20] "They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded. [21] "Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid. [22] "Have I said, 'Give me something,' Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,' [23] Or, '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; And show me how I have erred. [25] "How 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? [27] "You would even cast lots for the orphans And barter over your friend. [28] "Now please look at me, And see if I lie to your face. [29] "Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it. [30] "Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities?