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| 1. | But Job answered and said, | Then Job answered, | And Job made answer and said, | ||
| 2. | Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! | "Oh that my anguish were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances! | If only my passion might be measured, and put into the scales against my trouble! | ||
| 3. | For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. | For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, therefore have my words been rash. | For then its weight would be more than the sand of the seas: because of this my words have been uncontrolled. | ||
| 4. | For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. | For the arrows of the Almighty are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me. | For the arrows of the Ruler of all are present with me, and their poison goes deep into my spirit: his army of fears is put in order against me. | ||
| 5. | Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder? | Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder? | Does the ass of the fields give out his voice when he has grass? or does the ox make sounds over his food? | ||
| 6. | Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg? | Can that which has no flavor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? | Will a man take food which has no taste without salt? or is there any taste in the soft substance of purslain? | ||
| 7. | The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. | My soul refuses to touch them. They are as loathsome food to me. | My soul has no desire for such things, they are as disease in my food. | ||
| 8. | Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! | "Oh that I might have my request, that God would grant the thing that I long for, | If only I might have an answer to my prayer, and God would give me my desire! | ||
| 9. | Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! | even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! | If only he would be pleased to put an end to me; and would let loose his hand, so that I might be cut off! | ||
| 10. | Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. | Be it still my consolation, yes, let me exult in pain that doesn't spare, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One. | So I would still have comfort, and I would have joy in the pains of death, for I have not been false to the words of the Holy One. | ||
| 11. | What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life? | What is my strength, that I should wait? What is my end, that I should be patient? | Have I strength to go on waiting, or have I any end to be looking forward to? | ||
| 12. | Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? | Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass? | Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh brass? | ||
| 13. | Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me? | Isn't it that I have no help in me, That wisdom is driven quite from me? | I have no help in myself, and wisdom is completely gone from me. | ||
| 14. | To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. | "To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty. | He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all. | ||
| 15. | My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away; | My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that pass away; | My friends have been false like a stream, like streams in the valleys which come to an end: | ||
| 16. | Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid: | Which are black by reason of the ice, in which the snow hides itself. | Which are dark because of the ice, and the snow falling into them; | ||
| 17. | What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. | In the dry season, they vanish. When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. | Under the burning sun they are cut off, and come to nothing because of the heat. | ||
| 18. | The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish. | The caravans that travel beside them turn aside. They go up into the waste, and perish. | The camel-trains go out of their way; they go up into the waste and come to destruction. | ||
| 19. | The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them. | The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of Sheba waited for them. | The camel-trains of Tema were searching with care, the bands of Sheba were waiting for them: | ||
| 20. | They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed. | They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded. | They were put to shame because of their hope; they came and their hope was gone. | ||
| 21. | For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid. | For now you are nothing. You see a terror, and are afraid. | So have you now become to me; you see my sad condition and are in fear. | ||
| 22. | Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance? | Did I say, 'Give to me?' or, 'Offer a present for me from your substance?' | Did I say, Give me something? or, Make a payment for me out of your wealth? | ||
| 23. | Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty? | or, 'Deliver me from the adversary's hand?' or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?' | Or, Get me out of the power of my hater? or, Give money so that I may be free from the power of the cruel ones? | ||
| 24. | Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. | "Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand wherein I have erred. | Give me teaching and I will be quiet; and make me see my error. | ||
| 25. | How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? | How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove? | How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments? | ||
| 26. | Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? | Do you intend to reprove words, seeing that the speeches of one who is desperate are as wind? | My words may seem wrong to you, but the words of him who has no hope are for the wind. | ||
| 27. | Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. | Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend. | Truly, you are such as would give up the child of a dead man to his creditors, and would make a profit out of your friend. | ||
| 28. | Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie. | Now therefore be pleased to look at me, for surely I shall not lie to your face. | Now then, let your eyes be turned to me, for truly I will not say what is false to your face. | ||
| 29. | Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it. | Please return. Let there be no injustice. Yes, return again. My cause is righteous. | Let your minds be changed, and do not have an evil opinion of me; yes, be changed, for my righteousness is still in me. | ||
| 30. | Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? | Is there injustice on my tongue? Can't my taste discern mischievous things? | Is there evil in my tongue? is not the cause of my trouble clear to me? | ||