Job 6:1-30 MEV

[1] But Job answered: [2] "Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, and my calamity laid with it on the scales! [3] For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words are stuck in my throat. [4] For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. [5] Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or the ox bellow over his fodder? [6] Is tasteless food eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? [7] My soul refuses to touch them; they are like loathsome food to me. [8] "Oh, that I might have my request, and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! [9] That it would please God to crush me, that He would let loose His hand and cut me off! [10] Then I would still have comfort; I would revel in pain; it will not subside, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. [11] "What strength do I have, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life? [12] Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh made of brass? [13] Is there no help within me? And is success banished from me? [14] "A despairing man should be shown kindness from his friend, or he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. [15] My brothers have acted deceitfully like a riverbed, like the streams of the riverbeds that run dry; [16] which are dark because of the ice, and into which the snow disappears. [17] In time they are scorched; they vanish! When it is hot, they disappear from their place. [18] The caravans of their way turn aside; they go nowhere, and they perish. [19] The caravans of Tema looked, the travelers of Sheba hoped for them. [20] They were disappointed because they were confident; they arrived there and were dismayed. [21] For now you are nothing; you see terror and are afraid. [22] Did I say, 'Give to me'? Or, 'Out of your wealth, bribe me'? [23] Or, 'Deliver me from the power of the enemy'? Or, 'From the power of the oppressors, liberate me'? [24] "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue, and make me understand how I have erred. [25] How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove? [26] Do you mean to correct my words, and treat my desperate words as wind? [27] Yes, you cast lots for the fatherless, and you bargain over your friend. [28] "And now, please give me your attention, for surely I will not lie to you. [29] Turn, I pray, let there be no injustice! Yes, turn again, my righteousness still stands! [30] Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern pernicious things?