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6:1  In rebuttal, Job replied:
6:2  "If only my grief could be weighed; or my calamity piled together on a balance scale!
6:3  It would weigh more than the sand on the seashore! Here's why I've talked so rashly:
6:4  "The arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit absorbs their poison; God's terrors have been arranged just for me!
6:5  "Will the wild donkey bray from hunger if fresh grass is beside him? Will the ox low from distress if it is near its feed?
6:6  Tasteless food isn't eaten without salt, is it? Is there any taste in an egg white?
6:7  I cannot bring myself to touch them; food like this makes me sick."
6:8  "Who will grant my wish? I wish God would grant what I'm hoping for:
6:9  that God would just be willing to crush me; that he would let loose and eliminate me!
6:10  At least I could still take comfort and rejoice in unceasing anguish, for I didn't conceal what the Holy One has to say.
6:11  "Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient?
6:12  Am I as strong as a rock? Am I some kind of iron man?
6:13  There is no help within me, is there? My resources have been driven away from me, haven't they?
6:14  The friend shows gracious love for his friend, even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty.
6:15  But my brothers have acted treacherously like a cascading river, like torrential rivers that overflow.
6:16  Filled with waters made cold by ice, they are where the snow goes to hide.
6:17  But then the snow melts, and they disappear; when warmed, they evaporate from their stream beds.
6:18  Travelers divert in their route; they go into a wasteland and die.
6:19  Travelers from Tema search intently; caravans from Sheba hope to find them.
6:20  For all their expectations, they are doomed to disappointment; even though they have come and searched this far.
6:21  "And now you're all just like them, aren't you? You see my terror and are terrified.
6:22  When did I ever ask you for anything, say 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth?'
6:23  or say 'Deliver me from my enemy's control,' or 'Redeem me from the domination of ruthless people'?"
6:24  "Instruct me, and I'll remain silent. Help me understand where I've gone astray.
6:25  The truth can be painful, but what has your argument proven?
6:26  Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?
6:27  Indeed, you would gamble to buy an orphan; and barter to buy your friend!
6:28  Now be willing to face me, and I won't lie to your face.
6:29  Repent! Let there be no injustice; Change your ways! My vindication is at stake.
6:30  Have I said anything that's unjust? I can discern evil, can't I?"