6:1 But Job answered and said,
6:1 Then Job answered and said:

6:2 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
6:2 "Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, And my calamity laid with it on the scales!

6:3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
6:3 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea--Therefore my words have been rash.

6:4 For the arrows of the Almighty [are] within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
6:4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

6:5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6:5 Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, Or does the ox low over its fodder?

6:6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there [any] taste in the white of an egg?
6:6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

6:7 The things [that] my soul refused to touch [are] as my sorrowful meat.
6:7 My soul refuses to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me.

6:8 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant [me] the thing that I long for!
6:8 "Oh, that I might have my request, That God would grant me the thing that I long for!

6:9 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
6:9 That it would please God to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!

6:10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
6:10 Then I would still have comfort; Though in anguish, I would exult, He will not spare; For I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

6:11 What [is] my strength, that I should hope? and what [is] mine end, that I should prolong my life?
6:11 "What strength do I have, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

6:12 [Is] my strength the strength of stones? or [is] my flesh of brass?
6:12 Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze?

6:13 [Is] not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?
6:13 Is my help not within me? And is success driven from me?

6:14 To him that is afflicted pity [should be shewed] from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
6:14 "To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

6:15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, [and] as the stream of brooks they pass away;
6:15 My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook, Like the streams of the brooks that pass away,

6:16 Which are blackish by reason of the ice, [and] wherein the snow is hid:
6:16 Which are dark because of the ice, And into which the snow vanishes.

6:17 What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
6:17 When it is warm, they cease to flow; When it is hot, they vanish from their place.

6:18 The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
6:18 The paths of their way turn aside, They go nowhere and perish.

6:19 The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
6:19 The caravans of Tema look, The travelers of Sheba hope for them.

6:20 They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
6:20 They are disappointed because they were confident; They come there and are confused.

6:21 For now ye are nothing; ye see [my] casting down, and are afraid.
6:21 For now you are nothing, You see terror and are afraid.

6:22 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
6:22 Did I ever say, 'Bring something to me'? Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth'?

6:23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
6:23 Or, 'Deliver me from the enemy's hand'? Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of oppressors'?

6:24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
6:24 "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

6:25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
6:25 How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove?

6:26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, [which are] as wind?
6:26 Do you intend to rebuke my words, And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind?

6:27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig [a pit] for your friend.
6:27 Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, And you undermine your friend.

6:28 Now therefore be content, look upon me; for [it is] evident unto you if I lie.
6:28 Now therefore, be pleased to look at me; For I would never lie to your face.

6:29 Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness [is] in it.
6:29 Yield now, let there be no injustice! Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands!

6:30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
6:30 Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern the unsavory?