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Job 6

1 Job answereth, that his peine is more grievous then his faute 8 He wisheth death 14 He complaineth of his friends.
1.But Job answered, and said,
2.Oh that my grief were wel weighed, and my miseries were laied together in the abalance.
3.For it wolde be now heavier then the sand of the sea: therefore my wordes are bswallowed up.
4.For the arowes of the Almightie are in me, the venime whereof doeth drinke up my spirit, and the terrours of God cfight against me.
5.Doeth the dwilde asse braye when he hathe grasse? or loweth the oxe when he hathe foddre?
6.That which is eunsavery, shal it be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egge?
7.Such things as my soule refused to touche, as were sorrows, are my meat.
8.Oh that I might have my fdesire, and that God would graunt me the thing that I long for!
9.That is, that God wolde destroye me: that he wolde let his hand go, and cut me of.
10.Then shulde I yet have comfort, (thogh I burne with sorowe, let him not spare) gbecause I have not denied the wordes of the Holie one.
11.What power have I that I shulde endure? or what is mine hend, if I shulde prolong my life?
12.Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brasse?
13.Is it not so, that there is in me no ihelp? and that ^strength is taken from me?
14.He that is in miserie, oght to be comforted of his neighbour: but men have forsaken the feare of the Almightie.
15.My brethren have deceived me as a kbrook, and as the rising of the rivers they pass away.
16.Which are blackish with yce, and wherein the snow is hid.
17.But in time thei are dried up with heat and are consumed: and when it is hot they fail out of their places,
18.Or they depart from their way and course, yea, they vanish and perish.
19.They that go to Temá, lconsidered them, and they that go to Shebá, waited for them.
20.But they were confounded: when they hoped, they came thether and were ashamed.
21.Surely now are ye like munto it: ye have seen my fearful plague, and are afrayed.
22.Was it because I said, Bring unto me? or give a reward to me of your nsubstance?
23.And deliver me from the enemie’s hand, or ransom me out of the hand of tyrants?
24.Teach me, and I wil ohold my tongue: and cause me to understand, wherein I have erred.
25.How pstedfast are the words of righteousness? and what can any of you justly reprove?
26.Do ye imagine to reprove qwords, that the talk of the afflicted should be as the wind?
27.Ye make your wrath to fall upon the fatherless, and dig a pit for your friend.
28.Now therefore be content to rlook upon me: for I wil not lye before your face.
29.Turn, I pray you, let there be none iniquity: return, I say, and ye shal se yet my righteousness in that behalf. Is there iniquity in my tongue? doeth not my mouth feel sorrows?

Notes

2-a.
To know whether I complain without just cause.
3-b.
My grief is so great, that I lack words to express it.
4-c.
Which declares that he was not only afflicted in body, but wounded in conscience, which is the greatest battle that the faithful can have.
5-d.
Think you that I cry without cause, seeing the brut beasts do not complain when they have what they would?
6-e.
Can a man’s taste delight in that that has no savour? meaning that none take pleasure in affliction, seeing they cannot away with things that are unsavory to the mouth.
8-f.
Herein he sins double, both in wishing through impaciencie to die, and also in desiring of God a thing which was not agreeable to his will.
10-g.
That is, let me die at once, before I come to distrust in God’s promise through my impaciencie.
11-h.
He fears lest he should be brought to inconveniencies, if his sorrows should continue.
13-^.
Or, wisdom, or Law. 5 Geneva Bible 1560
13-i.
Have I not sought to help myself as much as was possible?
15-k.
He compares those friends which comfort us not in misery, to a brook, which in summer, when we need waters, is dry: in winter is hard frozen, and in the time of rain, when we have no need, overflows with water.
19-l.
They that pass thereby to go into the hot countries of Arabia, think to find water there, to quench their thirst, but they are deceived
21-m.
That is, like to this brook, which deceives them, that think to have water there in their need, as I looked for consolation at your hands.
22-n.
He touches the worldlings, which for no necessity will give part of their goods, and much more these men, which would not give him comfortable words.
24-o.
Show me wherein I have erred, and I will confess my fault.
25-p.
He that has a good conscience, does not shrink at the sharp words or reasonings of others, except they be able to persuade him by reason.
26-q.
Do you cavil at my words, because I should be thought to speak foolishly, which am now in misery?
28-r.
Consider whether I speak as one that is driven to this impacien- cie through very sorrow, or as an hypocrite, as you condemn me.