Job 6:1-30 NASB

[1] Then Job responded, [2] “Oh if only my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my disaster! [3] “For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; For that reason my words have been rash. [4] “For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, My spirit drinks their poison; The terrors of God line up against me. [5] “Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his feed? [6] “Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the juice of an alkanet plant? [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 hope! [9] “Oh, that God would decide to crush me, That He would let loose His hand and cut me off! [10] “But it is still my comfort, 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 a good outcome is driven away from me? [14] “For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not abandon the fear of the Almighty. [15] “My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which drain away, [16] Which are darkened because of ice, And into which the snow melts. [17] “When they dry up, they vanish; When it is hot, they disappear from their place. [18] “The paths of their course wind along, They go up into wasteland and perish. [19] “The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them. [20] “They were put to shame, for they had trusted, They came there and were humiliated. [21] “Indeed, you have now become such, You see terrors and are afraid. [22] “Have I said, ‘Give me something,’ Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’ [23] Or, ‘Save me from the hand of the enemy,’ Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants’? [24] “Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have done wrong. [25] “How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? [26] “Do you intend to rebuke 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 am lying to your face. [29] “Please turn away, let there be no injustice; Turn away, my righteousness is still in it. [30] “Is there injustice on my tongue? Does my palate not discern disasters?