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6:1  Then Job answered,
6:2  "Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity!
6:3  "For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash.
6:4  "For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
6:5  "Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder?
6:6  "Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
6:7  "My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me.
6:8  "Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing!
6:9  "Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
6:10  "But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
6:11  "What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?
6:12  "Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze?
6:13  "Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me?
6:14  "For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.
6:15  "My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,
6:16  Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts.
6:17  "When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
6:18  "The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish.
6:19  "The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.
6:20  "They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.
6:21  "Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid.
6:22  "Have I said, 'Give me something,' Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,'
6:23  Or, 'Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,' Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants '?
6:24  "Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.
6:25  "How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
6:26  "Do you intend to reprove my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?
6:27  "You would even cast lots for the orphans And barter over your friend.
6:28  "Now please look at me, And see if I lie to your face.
6:29  "Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it.
6:30  "Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities?