Then Job answered
and
said,
Then Job replied:
Translation comparison
Job 6
30 aligned verses; 30 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Oh
that
my vexation
were
but
weighed ,
And all
my calamity laid
in
the balances!
“If
only
my grief
could
be
weighed and placed
with
my calamity on
the scales.
For now
it would be
heavier
than
the sand of the seas :
Therefore
have
my words been rash.
For then
it would outweigh
the sand of the seas —
no
wonder
my words have
been rash.
For the arrows of the Almighty are
within
me ,
The
poison
whereof
my spirit drinketh
up:
The terrors of God do
set
themselves
in
array
against me.
For the arrows of the Almighty have
pierced
me ;
my spirit drinks
in
their
poison;
the terrors of God are
arrayed
against me.
Doth
the
wild ass
bray when
he
hath
grass ?
Or loweth
the
ox over his
fodder?
Does
a
wild donkey
bray over
fresh
grass ,
or an
ox low
over its
fodder?
Can
that
which
hath
no
savor
be
eaten without salt ?
Or is there any
taste
in the white of an egg?
Is
tasteless
food
eaten without salt ,
or is there flavor
in the white of an egg ?
My soul refuseth
to touch `
them '
; They are as
loathsome food to me.
My soul refuses
to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.
Oh
that
I
might
have
my request ;
And that
God would grant
`me'
the
thing
that
I
long
for!
If
only
my request were
granted
and God would fulfill
my
hope:
Even
that it
would
please
God to crush me ;
That
he
would
let
loose
his hand ,
and cut me off!
that God would
be
willing
to crush me ,
to
unleash
His hand and cut me off!
And
be
it still my
consolation,
Yea,
let
me exult
in
pain that
spareth
not
, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
It still brings
me comfort,
and
joy
through
unrelenting
pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
What is
my
strength, that I should wait
? And
what is mine
end
, that I should be patient?
What strength do
I
have
, that I should still
hope
? What is my
future
, that I should be patient?
Is my strength the
strength
of stones?
Or is
my flesh of brass
?
Is my strength like
that
of stone,
or my flesh made
of bronze
?
Is it
not
that
I
have
no
help in
me ,
And
that wisdom
is driven quite
from me?
Is there
any
help within
me now
that success
is driven from me?
To
him
that
is
ready
to
faint
kindness
`
should be
showed'
from
his friend ;
Even to
him
that
forsaketh
the fear of the Almighty.
A
despairing
man
should have
the
kindness
of
his friend ,
even if
he
forsakes
the fear of the Almighty.
My brethren
have
dealt
deceitfully
as a
brook
, As the
channel
of
brooks
that pass
away;
But
my brothers
are
as faithless
as
wadis
, as seasonal
streams
that overflow,
Which
are
black
by
reason
of the ice ,
`
And '
wherein
the snow hideth
itself:
darkened
because
of the ice and the inflow
of
melting
snow ,
What
time
they
wax
warm,
they
vanish;
When
it
is
hot,
they
are
consumed
out
of
their place
.
but
ceasing
in
the
dry
season
and
vanishing
from
their channels
in
the
heat
.
The
caravans `that
travel'
by
the
way
of
them
turn aside; They go up
into the waste,
and perish.
Caravans turn aside from
their
routes
; they go into the wasteland
and perish.
The caravans of Tema looked,
The companies
of Sheba waited
for
them
.
The caravans of Tema look
for
water;
the travelers
of Sheba hope
to
find
it
.
They were
put
to
shame
because they had hoped; They
came
thither,
and
were
confounded
.
They are
confounded
because they had hoped; their
arrival
brings
disappointment
.
For now ye
are nothing
; Ye
see a
terror, and are afraid.
For now you
are of
no
help
; you
see terror, and you
are afraid.
Did
I say
, Give unto
me ?
Or,
Offer a
present
for
me of
your substance?
Have
I ever
said
, ‘
Give me something;
offer me a
bribe
from
your wealth;
Or,
Deliver me from the adversary's
hand ?
Or,
Redeem me from the hand
of the oppressors
?
deliver me from the hand of
the
enemy;
redeem me from the grasp
of the ruthless’
?
Teach me, and I will hold
my
peace;
And
cause
me to
understand wherein
I have erred.
Teach me, and I will be
silent.
Help
me understand how
I have erred.
How forcible
are words of
uprightness
! But your
reproof,
what doth
it
reprove
?
How painful
are honest
words! But what does
your
argument
prove
?
Do ye
think
to reprove
words, Seeing
that
the
speeches
of
one
that
is
desperate
are
as wind?
Do you
intend
to correct
my
words, and
treat
as wind my
cry
of
despair
?
Yea,
ye
would cast `
lots '
upon
the
fatherless,
And make
merchandise
of
your friend.
You
would even
cast lots for
an
orphan
and barter
away
your friend.
Now therefore
be
pleased
to
look upon
me ;
For
surely
I shall
not
lie to your face .
But
now ,
please
look at
me .
Would
I lie to your face ?
Return,
I
pray
you,
let
there
be
no
injustice
; Yea,
return
again
, my cause
is righteous
.
Reconsider
; do
not
be
unjust.
Reconsider
, for
my righteousness
is at
stake
.
Is there injustice
on my tongue? Cannot
my taste
discern mischievous
things
?
Is there iniquity
on my tongue? Can
my mouth
not
discern malice
?
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