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But Job answered and said,
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Then Job answered and said:
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Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
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"Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, And my calamity laid with it on the scales!
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For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
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For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea -- Therefore my words have been rash.
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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.
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For the arrows of the Almighty [are] within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
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Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
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Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, Or does the ox low over its fodder?
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Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
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Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there [any] taste in the white of an egg?
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The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
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My soul refuses to touch them; They [are] as loathsome food to me.
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Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
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" Oh, that I might have my request, That God would grant [me] the thing that I long for!
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Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
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That it would please God to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
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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.
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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.
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What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
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"What strength do I have, that I should hope? And what [is] my end, that I should prolong my life?
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Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
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[Is] my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze?
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Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?
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[Is] my help not within me? And is success driven from me?
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To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
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" To him who is afflicted, kindness [should be shown] by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
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My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
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My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook, Like the streams of the brooks that pass away,
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Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
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Which are dark because of the ice, [And] into which the snow vanishes.
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What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
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When it is warm, they cease to flow; When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
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The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
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The paths of their way turn aside, They go nowhere and perish.
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The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
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The caravans of Tema look, The travelers of Sheba hope for them.
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They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
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They are disappointed because they were confident; They come there and are confused.
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For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.
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For now you are nothing, You see terror and are afraid.
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Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
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Did I ever say, 'Bring [something] to me'? Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth'?
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Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
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Or, 'Deliver me from the enemy's hand'? Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of oppressors'?
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Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
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" Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
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How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
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How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove?
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Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
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Do you intend to rebuke [my] words, And the speeches of a desperate one, [which are] as wind?
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Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
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Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, And you undermine your friend.
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Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
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Now therefore, be pleased to look at me; For I would never lie to your face.
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Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
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Yield now, let there be no injustice! Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands!
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Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
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Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern the unsavory?
