{"book":"Job","slug":"job","ch":6,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Job","prev":"job/5","next":"job/7","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then Job replied:","f":[],"h":"Job Replies: My Complaint Is Just","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"“ If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ If only my grief could be weighed"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and placed with my calamity on the scales."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":3,"t":"For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas — no wonder my words have been rash.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"no wonder my words have been rash."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"my spirit drinks in their poison;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the terrors of God are arrayed against me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or an ox low over its fodder?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?","f":["Or in the sap of the mallow plant"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Is tasteless food eaten without salt,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or is there flavor in the white of an egg?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"My soul refuses to touch them;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they are loathsome food to me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"If only my request were granted"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and God would fulfill my hope:"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"that God would be willing to crush me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to unleash His hand and cut me off!"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"It still brings me comfort,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and joy through unrelenting pain,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"that I have not denied"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the words of the Holy One."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"What strength do I have, that I should still hope?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"What is my future, that I should be patient?"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":12,"t":"Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Is my strength like that of stone,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or my flesh made of bronze?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"[Is] there any help within me now that success is driven from me?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"[Is] there any help within me"},{"style":"indent2","t":"now that success is driven from me?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"A despairing man [should have] the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"A despairing man [should have] the kindness of his friend,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":15,"t":"[But] my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"[But] my brothers are as faithless as wadis,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"as seasonal streams that overflow,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"darkened because of the ice"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the inflow of melting snow,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"but ceasing in the dry season [and] vanishing from their channels in the heat.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"but ceasing in the dry season"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and] vanishing from their channels in the heat."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Caravans turn aside from their routes;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they go into the wasteland and perish."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":19,"t":"The caravans of Tema look [for water]; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The caravans of Tema look [for water];"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the travelers of Sheba hope to find it."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They are confounded because they had hoped;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"their arrival brings disappointment."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For now you are of no help;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"you see terror, and you are afraid."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"Have I ever said,‘ Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Have I ever said,‘ Give me something;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"offer me a bribe from your wealth;"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless ’?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"deliver me from the hand of the enemy;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless ’?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Teach me, and I will be silent."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Help me understand how I have erred."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":25,"t":"How painful [are] honest words! But what does your argument prove?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"How painful [are] honest words!"},{"style":"indent2","t":"But what does your argument prove?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Do you intend to correct my words,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and treat as wind my cry of despair?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":27,"t":"You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You would even cast lots for an orphan"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and barter away your friend."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"But now, please look at me."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Would I lie to your face?"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":29,"t":"Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Reconsider; do not be unjust."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":30,"t":"Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?[’’]","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Is there iniquity on my tongue?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Can my mouth not discern malice?[’’]"}],"style":"indent1"}]}