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[1] Then Job answered,
[2] “I have heard many such things.
You are all miserable comforters!
[3] Shall vain words have an end?
Or what provokes you that you answer?
[4] I also could speak as you do.
If your soul were in my soul’s place,
I could join words together against you,
and shake my head at you,
[5] but I would strengthen you with my mouth.
The solace of my lips would relieve you. [6] “Though I speak, my grief is not subsided.
Though I forbear, what am I eased?
[7] But now, God, you have surely worn me out.
You have made all my company desolate.
[8] You have shriveled me up. This is a witness against me.
My leanness rises up against me.
It testifies to my face.
[9] He has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me.
He has gnashed on me with his teeth.
My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.
[10] They have gaped on me with their mouth.
They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully.
They gather themselves together against me.
[11] God delivers me to the ungodly,
and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
[12] I was at ease, and he broke me apart.
Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces.
He has also set me up for his target.
[13] His archers surround me.
He splits my kidneys apart, and does not spare.
He pours out my bile on the ground.
[14] He breaks me with breach on breach.
He runs at me like a giant.
[15] I have sewed sackcloth on my skin,
and have thrust my horn in the dust.
[16] My face is red with weeping.
Deep darkness is on my eyelids,
[17] although there is no violence in my hands,
and my prayer is pure. [18] “Earth, don’t cover my blood.
Let my cry have no place to rest.
[19] Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven.
He who vouches for me is on high.
[20] My friends scoff at me.
My eyes pour out tears to God,
[21] that he would maintain the right of a man with God,
of a son of man with his neighbor!
[22] For when a few years have come,
I will go the way of no return.
King James Version

Job’s Reply

[1] Then Job H347 answered H6030 and said, H559
[2] I have heard H8085 many such things: H7227
Miserable H5999§ comforters H5162 are ye all.
[3] Shall vain H7307 words H1697§ have an end? H7093
Or what emboldeneth H4834 thee that thou answerest? H6030
[4] I also could speak H1696 as ye do:
If H3863 your soul H5315 were H3426 in my soul’s H5315 stead,
I could heap up H2266 words H4405 against H5921 you,
And shake H5128 mine head H7218 at H1119 you.
[5] But I would strengthen H553 you with H1119 my mouth, H6310
And the moving H5205 of my lips H8193 should asswage H2820 your grief.
[6] Though I speak, H1696 my grief H3511 is not asswaged: H2820
And though I forbear, H2308 what H4100 am I eased? H1980§
[7] But now he hath made me weary: H3811
Thou hast made desolate H8074 all H3605 my company. H5712
[8] And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, H7059 which is a witness H5707 against me:
And my leanness H3585 rising up H6965 in me beareth witness H6030 to my face. H6440
[9] He teareth H2963 me in his wrath, H639 who hateth H7852 me:
He gnasheth H2786 upon H5921 me with his teeth; H8127
Mine enemy H6862 sharpeneth H3913 his eyes H5869 upon me.
[10] They have gaped H6473 upon H5921 me with their mouth; H6310
They have smitten H5221 me upon the cheek H3895 reproachfully; H2781
They have gathered H4390 themselves together H3162 against me.
[11] God H410 hath delivered H5462 me§ to the ungodly, H5760
And turned me H3399 over H5921 into the hands H3027 of the wicked. H7563
[12] I was at ease, H7961 but he hath broken me asunder: H6565
He hath also taken H270 me by my neck, H6203 and shaken me to pieces, H6327
And set me up H6965 for his mark. H4307
[13] His archers H7228 compass me round about, H5437
He cleaveth H6398 my reins H3629 asunder, H6398 and doth not spare; H2550
He poureth out H8210 my gall H4845 upon H5921 the ground. H776
[14] He breaketh H6555 me with breach H6556 upon H6440 breach, H6556
He runneth H7323 upon H5921 me like a giant. H1368
[15] I have sewed H8609 sackcloth H8242 upon H5921 my skin, H1539
And defiled H5953 my horn H7161 in the dust. H6083
[16] My face H6440 is foul H2560 with weeping, H1065
And on my eyelids H6079 is the shadow of death; H6757
[17] Not for any injustice H2555 in mine hands: H3709
Also my prayer H8605 is pure. H2134
[18] O earth, H776 cover H3680 not H408 thou my blood, H1818
And let my cry H2201 have no place. H4725
[19] Also H1571 now, behold, my witness H5707 is in heaven, H8064
And my record H7717 is on high. H4791§
[20] My friends H7453 scorn H3887 me:§
but mine eye H5869 poureth out H1811 tears unto God. H433
[21] O that one might plead H3198 for a man H1397 with H5973 God, H433
As a man H120 pleadeth for his neighbour! H1121 H7453
[22] When a few H4557 years H8141§ are come, H857
Then I shall go H1980 the way H734 whence I shall not return. H7725

Footnotes

  1. § 16:2 Or, troublesome
  2. § 16:3 Heb. words of wind
  3. § 16:6 Heb. what goeth from me?
  4. § 16:11 Heb. hath shut me up
  5. § 16:19 Heb. in the high places
  6. § 16:20 Heb. are my scorners
  7. § 16:22 Heb. years of number
Septuaginta
[1] Ὑπολαβὼν G5274 δὲ G1161 Ιωβ G2492 λέγει G3004 [2] Ἀκήκοα G191 τοιαῦτα G5108 πολλά· G4183 παρακλήτορες κακῶν G2556 πάντες. G3956 [3] Τί G5101 γάρ; G1063 Μὴ G3361 τάξις G5010 ἐστὶν G2076 ῥήμασιν G4487 πνεύματος; G4151 Ἢ G2228 τί G5101 παρενοχλήσει G3926 σοι, G4671 ὅτι G3754 ἀποκρίνῃ; G611 [4] Κἀγὼ G2504 καθ’ G2596 ὑμᾶς G5209 λαλήσω, G2980 εἰ G1487 ὑπέκειτό γε G1065 ἡ G3588 ψυχὴ G5590 ὑμῶν G5216 ἀντὶ G473 τῆς G3588 ἐμῆς· G1699 εἶτ’ G1534 ἐναλοῦμαι ὑμῖν G5213 ῥήμασιν, G4487 κινήσω G2795 δὲ G1161 καθ’ G2596 ὑμῶν G5216 κεφαλήν· G2776 [5] εἴη G1498 δὲ G1161 ἰσχὺς G2479 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 στόματί G4750 μου, G3450 κίνησιν G2796 δὲ G1161 χειλέων G5491 οὐ G3756 φείσομαι. G5339 [6] Ἐὰν G1437 γὰρ G1063 λαλήσω, G2980 οὐκ G3756 ἀλγήσω τὸ G3588 τραῦμα· G5134 ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 σιωπήσω, G4623 τί G5101 ἔλαττον G1640 τρωθήσομαι; [7] Νῦν G3568 δὲ G1161 κατάκοπόν με G3165 πεποίηκεν, G4160 μωρόν, G3474 σεσηπότα, G4595 [8] καὶ G2532 ἐπελάβου G1949 μου, G3450 εἰς G1519 μαρτύριον G3142 ἐγενήθη· G1096 καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 ἐν G1722 ἐμοὶ G1698 τὸ G3588 ψεῦδός G5579 μου, G3450 κατὰ G2596 πρόσωπόν G4383 μου G3450 ἀνταπεκρίθη. G470 [9] Ὀργῇ G3709 χρησάμενος G5530 κατέβαλέν G2598 με, G3165 ἔβρυξεν G1031 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμὲ G1691 τοὺς G3588 ὀδόντας, G3599 βέλη G956 πειρατῶν αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμοὶ G1699 ἔπεσεν. G4098 [10] Ἀκίσιν ὀφθαλμῶν G3788 ἐνήλατο, ὀξεῖ G3691 ἔπαισέν G3817 με G3165 εἰς G1519 σιαγόνα, G4600 ὁμοθυμαδὸν G3661 δὲ G1161 κατέδραμον G2701 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμοί. G1699 [11] Παρέδωκεν G3860 γάρ G1063 με G3165 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 εἰς G1519 χεῖρας G5495 ἀδίκου, G94 ἐπὶ G1909 δὲ G1161 ἀσεβέσιν G765 ἔρριψέν G4496 με· G3165 [12] εἰρηνεύοντα G1514 διεσκέδασέν με, G3165 λαβών G2983 με G3165 τῆς G3588 κόμης G2864 διέτιλεν, κατέστησέν G2525 με G3165 ὥσπερ G5618 σκοπόν. G4649 [13] Ἐκύκλωσάν G2944 με G3165 λόγχαις G3057 βάλλοντες G906 εἰς G1519 νεφρούς G3510 μου G3450 οὐ G3756 φειδόμενοι, G5339 ἐξέχεαν G1632 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 τὴν G3588 χολήν G5521 μου· G3450 [14] κατέβαλόν G2598 με G3165 πτῶμα G4430 ἐπὶ G1909 πτώματι, G4430 ἔδραμον G5143 πρός G4314 με G3165 δυνάμενοι. G1410 [15] Σάκκον G4526 ἔρραψα ἐπὶ G1909 βύρσης μου, G3450 τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 σθένος μου G3450 ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 ἐσβέσθη. G4570 [16] Ἡ G3588 γαστήρ G1064 μου G3450 συγκέκαυται ἀπὸ G575 κλαυθμοῦ, G2805 ἐπὶ G1909 δὲ G1161 βλεφάροις μου G3450 σκιά. G4639 [17] Ἄδικον G94 δὲ G1161 οὐδὲν G3762 ἦν G2258 ἐν G1722 χερσίν G5495 μου, G3450 εὐχὴ G2171 δέ G1161 μου G3450 καθαρά. G2513 [18] Γῆ, G1093 μὴ G3361 ἐπικαλύψῃς G1943 ἐφ’ G1909 αἵματι G129 τῆς G3588 σαρκός G4561 μου, G3450 μηδὲ G3366 εἴη G1498 τόπος G5117 τῇ G3588 κραυγῇ G2906 μου. G3450 [19] Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐν G1722 οὐρανοῖς G3772 ὁ G3588 μάρτυς G3144 μου, G3450 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 συνίστωρ μου G3450 ἐν G1722 ὑψίστοις. G5310 [20] Ἀφίκοιτό G864 μου G3450 ἡ G3588 δέησις G1162 πρὸς G4314 κύριον, G2962 ἔναντι G1725 δὲ G1161 αὐτοῦ G846 στάζοι μου G3450 ὁ G3588 ὀφθαλμός. G3788 [21] Εἴη G1498 δὲ G1161 ἔλεγχος G1650 ἀνδρὶ G435 ἔναντι G1725 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 υἱὸς G5207 ἀνθρώπου G444 τῷ G3588 πλησίον G4139 αὐτοῦ. G846 [22] Ἔτη G2094 δὲ G1161 ἀριθμητὰ ἥκασιν, G2240 ὁδῷ G3598 δέ, G1161 ᾗ G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἐπαναστραφήσομαι, πορεύσομαι. G4198
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament