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<poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Can something<MH8602a> tasteless<MH8602a> be eaten<MH398> without<MH1097> salt<MH4417>, <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH518> is<MH3426> there<MH3426> any<MH3426> taste<MH2940> in the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>juice<MH7388b> of an alkanet<MH2495> <i>plant?</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“My soul<MH5315> refuses<MH3985> to touch<MH5060> <i>them;</i> <t><p class="indent1">They are like loathsome<MH1741> food<MH3899> to me. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Oh<MH4310, 5414>, that my request<MH7596> might come<MH935> to<MH935> pass<MH935>, <t><p class="indent1">And that God<MH433> would grant<MH5414> my hope<MH8615b>! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“<i>Oh,</i> that God<MH433> would decide<MH2974> to crush<MH1792> me, <t><p class="indent1">That He would let<MH5425b> loose<MH5425b> His hand<MH3027> and cut<MH1214> me off<MH1214>! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“But it is still<MH5750> my comfort<MH5165>, <t><p class="indent1">And I rejoice<MH5539> in unsparing<MH3808, 2550> pain<MH2430b>, <t><p class="indent1">That I have not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>denied<MH3582> the words<MH561> of the Holy<MH6918> One<MH6918>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“What<MH4100> is my strength<MH3581b>, that I should wait<MH3176>? <t><p class="indent1">And what<MH4100> is my end<MH7093>, that I should <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>endure<MH748, 5315>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Is my strength<MH3581b> the strength<MH3581b> of stones<MH68>, <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH518> is my flesh<MH1320> bronze<MH5153>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Is it that my help<MH5833> is not within me, <t><p class="indent1">And that a good<MH8454> outcome<MH8454> is driven<MH5080> away<MH5080> from me? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“For the despairing<MH4523> man<MH4523> <i>there should be</i> kindness<MH2617a> from his friend<MH7453>; <t><p class="indent1">So that he does not abandon<MH5800a> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>fear<MH3374> of the Almighty<MH7706b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“My brothers<MH251> have acted<MH898> deceitfully<MH898> like<MH3644> a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>wadi<MH5158a>, <t><p class="indent1">Like the torrents<MH650> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>wadis<MH5158a> which drain<MH5674a> away<MH5674a>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Which are darkened<MH6937> because<MH4480> of ice<MH7140>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> into which the snow<MH7950> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>melts<MH5956>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“When<MH6256> they dry<MH2215> up<MH2215>, they vanish<MH6789>; <t><p class="indent1">When it is<MH2552> hot<MH2552>, they disappear<MH1846> from their place<MH4725>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“The <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>paths<MH734> of their course<MH1870> wind<MH3943> along<MH3943>, <t><p class="indent1">They go<MH5927> up<MH5927> into wasteland<MH8414> and perish<MH6>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“The caravans<MH734> of Tema<MH8485> looked<MH5027>, <t><p class="indent1">The travelers<MH1979> of Sheba<MH7614> hoped<MH6960a> for them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“They were put<MH954> to<MH954> shame<MH954>, for they had trusted<MH982>, <t><p class="indent1">They came<MH935> there<MH5704> and were humiliated<MH2659>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“Indeed<MH3588>, you have now<MH6258> become<MH1961> such<MH3808>, <t><p class="indent1">You see<MH7200> terrors<MH2866> and are<MH3372a> afraid<MH3372a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“Have I said<MH559>, ‘Give<MH3051> me <i>something,</i>’ <t><p class="indent1">Or, ‘Offer<MH7809> a<MH7809> bribe<MH7809> for me from your wealth<MH3581b>,’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Or, ‘Save<MH4422> me from the hand<MH3027> of the enemy<MH6862c>,’ <t><p class="indent1">Or, ‘Redeem<MH6299> me from the hand<MH3027> of the tyrants<MH6184>’? <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“Teach<MH3384> me, and I will be<MH2790b> silent<MH2790b>; <t><p class="indent1">And show<MH995> me how<MH4100> I have done<MH7686> wrong<MH7686>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“How<MH4100> painful<MH4834> are honest<MH3476> words<MH561>! <t><p class="indent1">But what<MH4100> does your argument<MH3198> prove<MH3198>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“Do you intend<MH2803> to rebuke<MH3198> <i>my</i> words<MH561>, <t><p class="indent1">When the words<MH561> of one in despair<MH2976> belong to the wind<MH7307>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“You would even<MH637> cast<MH5307> <i>lots</i> for the orphans<MH3490>, <t><p class="indent1">And barter<MH3739> over<MH5921> your friend<MH7453>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“Now<MH6258> please<MH2974> look<MH6437> at me, <t><p class="indent1">And <i>see</i> if<MH518> I am lying<MH3576> to your face<MH6440>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“Please<MH4994> turn<MH7725> away<MH7725>, let there be no<MH408> injustice<MH5767b>; <t><p class="indent1">Turn<MH7725> away<MH7725>, my righteousness<MH6664> is still<MH5750> in it. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/6-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>“Is<MH3426> there<MH3426> injustice<MH5767b> on my tongue<MH3956>? <t><p class="indent1">Does my palate<MH2441> not discern<MH995> disasters<MH1942>?<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>Whose poison my spirit drinks</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Heb <i>hallamuth,</i> meaning uncertain<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>hidden</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>prolong my soul</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>reverence for</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> I.e., dry stream bed(s), except in the rainy season<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> I.e., dry stream bed(s), except in the rainy season<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>hides itself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Or <i>caravans turn from their course, they go up into the waste and perish</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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