| English Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then Job answered and said: | 1Then Job replied: |
| 2“Oh that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances! | 2“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales. |
| 3For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash. | 3For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash. |
| 4For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. | 4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. |
| 5Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass, or the ox low over his fodder? | 5Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder? |
| 6Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow? | 6Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg? |
| 7My appetite refuses to touch them; they are as food that is loathsome to me. | 7My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me. |
| 8“Oh that I might have my request, and that God would fulfill my hope, | 8If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope: |
| 9that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off! | 9that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off! |
| 10This would be my comfort; I would even exult in pain unsparing, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One. | 10It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One. |
| 11What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient? | 11What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient? |
| 12Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze? | 12Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze? |
| 13Have I any help in me, when resource is driven from me? | 13Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me? |
| 14“He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. | 14A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. |
| 15My brothers are treacherous as a torrent-bed, as torrential streams that pass away, | 15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow, |
| 16which are dark with ice, and where the snow hides itself. | 16darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow, |
| 17When they melt, they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place. | 17but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat. |
| 18The caravans turn aside from their course; they go up into the waste and perish. | 18Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish. |
| 19The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope. | 19The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it. |
| 20They are ashamed because they were confident; they come there and are disappointed. | 20They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment. |
| 21For you have now become nothing; you see my calamity and are afraid. | 21For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid. |
| 22Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’? Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’? | 22Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth; |
| 23Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’? Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless’? | 23deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’? |
| 24“Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone astray. | 24Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred. |
| 25How forceful are upright words! But what does reproof from you reprove? | 25How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? |
| 26Do you think that you can reprove words, when the speech of a despairing man is wind? | 26Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair? |
| 27You would even cast lots over the fatherless, and bargain over your friend. | 27You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend. |
| 28“But now, be pleased to look at me, for I will not lie to your face. | 28But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face? |
| 29Please turn; let no injustice be done. Turn now; my vindication is at stake. | 29Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake. |
| 30Is there any injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity? | 30Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice? |
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