1Then Job answered,
2“Oh that my anguish were weighed, and all…
3For now it would be heavier than the…
4For the arrows of the Almighty are within…
5Does the wild donkey bray when he has…
6Can that which has no flavor be eaten…
7My soul refuses to touch them. They are…
8“Oh that I might have my request, that…
9even that it would please God to crush…
10Let it still be my consolation, yes, let…
11What is my strength, that I should wait?…
12Is my strength the strength of stones? Or…
13Isn’t it that I have no help in…
14“To him who is ready to faint, kindness…
15My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a brook,…
16which are black by reason of the ice,…
17In the dry season, they vanish. When it…
18The caravans that travel beside them turn away.…
19The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of…
20They were distressed because they were confident. They…
21For now you are nothing. You see a…
22Did I ever say, ‘Give to me’? or,…
23or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’? or,…
24“Teach me, and I will hold my peace.…
25How forcible are words of uprightness! But your…
26Do you intend to reprove words, since the…
27Yes, you would even cast lots for the…
28Now therefore be pleased to look at me,…
29Please return. Let there be no injustice. Yes,…
30Is there injustice on my tongue? Can’t my…
