6:1 Then Job answered and said: 6:2 "Oh that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances! 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 in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. 6:5 Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass, or the ox low over his fodder 6:6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow 6:7 My appetite refuses to touch them; they are as food that is loathsome to me. 6:8 "Oh that I might have my request, and that God would fulfill my hope, 6:9 that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off! 6:10 This would be my comfort; I would even exult in pain unsparing, for 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 be patient 6:12 Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze 6:13 Have I any help in me, when resource is driven from me 6:14 "He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. 6:15 My brothers are treacherous as a torrent-bed, as torrential streams that pass away, 6:16 which are dark with ice, and where the snow hides itself. 6:17 When they melt, they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place. 6:18 The caravans turn aside from their course; they go up into the waste and perish. 6:19 The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope. 6:20 They are ashamed because they were confident; they come there and are disappointed. 6:21 For you have now become nothing; you see my calamity and are afraid. 6:22 Have I said, 'Make me a gift' Or, 'From your wealth offer a bribe for me' 6:23 Or, 'Deliver me from the adversary's hand' Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless' 6:24 "Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone astray. 6:25 How forceful are upright words! But what does reproof from you reprove 6:26 Do you think that you can reprove words, when the speech of a despairing man is wind 6:27 You would even cast lots over the fatherless, and bargain over your friend. 6:28 "But now, be pleased to look at me, for I will not lie to your face. 6:29 Please turn; let no injustice be done. Turn now; my vindication is at stake. 6:30 Is there any injustice on my tongue Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity