Job 6 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Then Job ^H347 answered ^H6030 and said ^H559,

“Oh ^H3863 that my vexation ^H3708 were actually ^H8254 weighed ^H8254

And laid ^H5375 in the balances ^H3976 together ^H3162 with my destruction ^H1942!

“For then ^H6258 it would be ^H3513 heavier ^H3513 than ^H4480 the sand ^H2344 of the seas ^H3220;

Therefore ^H5921 H3651 my words ^H1697 have been ^H3886 rash ^H3886.

“For the arrows ^H2671 of the Almighty ^H7706 are within ^H5973 me,

[fn]Their poison ^H2534 my spirit ^H7307 drinks ^H8354;

The horrors ^H1161 of God ^H433 are arranged ^H6186 against me.

“Does the wild ^H6501 donkey ^H6501 bray ^H5101 over ^H5921 his grass ^H1877,

Or ^H518 does the ox ^H7794 low ^H1600 over ^H5921 his fodder ^H1098?

“Can something ^H8602 tasteless ^H8602 be eaten ^H398 without ^H1097 salt ^H4417,

Or ^H518 is ^H3426 there ^H3426 any ^H3426 taste ^H2940 in the slime ^H7388 of a [fn]yolk ^H2495?

“My soul ^H5315 refuses ^H3985 to touch ^H5060 them;

They are like loathsome ^H1741 food ^H3899 to me.

“Oh ^H4310 H5414 that my request ^H7596 might come ^H935 to ^H935 pass ^H935,

And that God ^H433 would grant ^H5414 my hope ^H8615!

“Would that God ^H433 were willing ^H2974 to crush ^H1792 me,

That He would release ^H5425 His hand ^H3027 and cut ^H1214 me off ^H1214!

“But it is still ^H5750 my comfort ^H5165,

And I rejoice ^H5539 in unsparing ^H3808 H2550 pain ^H2427,

That I have not at all hidden ^H3582 away the words ^H561 of the Holy ^H6918 One ^H6918.

“What ^H4100 is my strength ^H3581, that I should wait ^H3176?

And what ^H4100 is my end ^H7093, that I should [fn]endure ^H748 H5315?

“Is my strength ^H3581 the strength ^H3581 of stones ^H68,

Or ^H518 is my flesh ^H1320 bronze ^H5153?

“Is it that there is no help ^H5833 within me,

And that the [fn]success of sound ^H8454 wisdom ^H8454 is driven ^H5080 from me?

“For the despairing ^H4523 man ^H4523 lovingkindness ^H2617 should be from his friend ^H7453;

But he forsakes ^H5800 the [fn]fear ^H3374 of the Almighty ^H7706.

“My brothers ^H251 have betrayed ^H898 me like ^H3644 a [fn]wadi ^H5158,

Like the torrents ^H650 of [fn]wadis ^H5158 which pass ^H5674 away ^H5674,

Which grow ^H6937 dark ^H6937 because ^H4480 of ice ^H7140

And upon which the snow ^H7950 hides ^H5956 itself.

“When ^H6256 they become ^H2215 waterless ^H2215, they [fn]are silent ^H6789;

When it is ^H2552 hot ^H2552, they vanish ^H1846 from their place ^H4725.

“The [fn]paths ^H734 of their course ^H1870 wind ^H3943 along ^H3943;

They go ^H5927 up ^H5927 into a formless ^H8414 place and perish ^H6.

“The caravans ^H736 of Tema ^H8485 looked ^H5027;

The travelers ^H1979 of Sheba ^H7614 hoped ^H6960 for them.

“They were ashamed ^H954 for they had trusted ^H982;

They came ^H935 there ^H5704 and were humiliated ^H2659.

“Indeed ^H3588, you have now ^H6258 become ^H1961 such ^H3808;

You see ^H7200 a terror ^H2866 and are ^H3372 afraid ^H3372.

“Have I said ^H559, ‘Give ^H3051 me something,’

Or, ‘Offer ^H7809 a ^H7809 bribe ^H7809 for me from your wealth ^H3581,’

Or, ‘Give ^H4422 me escape ^H4422 from the hand ^H3027 of the adversary ^H6862,’

Or, ‘Redeem ^H6299 me from the hand ^H3027 of the ruthless ^H6184 men ^H6184’?

“Instruct ^H3384 me, and I will be ^H2790 silent ^H2790;

And cause me to understand ^H995 how ^H4100 I have erred ^H7686.

“How ^H4100 painful ^H4834 are upright ^H3476 words ^H561!

But what ^H4100 does your reproof ^H3198 prove ^H3198?

“Do you think ^H2803 to reprove ^H3198 my words ^H561,

Or think of the words ^H561 of one in despair ^H2976 as wind ^H7307?

“You would even ^H637 cast ^H5307 lots for the orphans ^H3490

And bargain ^H3739 over ^H5921 your friend ^H7453.

“So now ^H6258 be willing ^H2974 to face ^H6437 me,

And see if ^H518 I lie ^H3576 to your face ^H6440.

“Now ^H4994 turn ^H7725 from this, let there be no ^H408 unrighteousness ^H5766;

Even turn ^H7725 from this, my righteousness ^H6664 is yet ^H5750 in it.

“Is ^H3426 there ^H3426 unrighteousness ^H5766 on my tongue ^H3956?

Cannot my palate ^H2441 discern ^H995 [fn]destruction ^H1942?