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Job 6
Complete Jewish Bible
Job 6
Complete Jewish Bible
6 Iyov responded:
2 “I wish my frustration could be weighed,
all my calamities laid on the scales!
3 They would outweigh the sands of the seas!
No wonder, then, that my words come out stammered!
4 For the arrows of Shaddai find their mark in me,
and my spirit is drinking in their poison;
the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5 “Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass?
Does an ox low when it has fodder?
6 Can food without flavor be eaten without salt?
Do egg whites have any taste?
7 I refuse to touch them;
such food makes me sick.
8 “If only I could have my wish granted,
and God would give me what I’m hoping for —
9 that God would decide to crush me,
that he would let his hand loose and cut me off!
10 Then I would feel consoled;
so that even in the face of unending pain,
I would be able to rejoice;
for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11 “Have I enough strength to go on waiting?
What end can I expect, that I should be patient?
12 Is my strength the strength of stones?
Is my flesh made of bronze?
13 Clearly, I have no help in myself;
common sense has been driven from me.
14 “A friend should be kind to an unhappy man,
even to one who abandons Shaddai.
15 But my brothers are as deceptive as vadis,
as vadi streams that soon run dry;
16 they may turn dark with ice
and be hidden by piled-up snow;
17 but as the weather warms up, they vanish;
when it’s hot, they disappear.
18 Their courses turn this way and that;
they go up into the confusing waste and are lost.
19 The caravans from Tema look for them,
the travelers from Sh’va hope to find them;
20 but they are disappointed, because they were confident;
on arrival there, they are frustrated.
21 “For now, you have become like that —
just seeing my calamity makes you afraid.
22 Did I say to you, ‘Give me something,’
or, ‘From your wealth, offer a bribe on my behalf,’
23 or, ‘Save me from the enemy’s grip,’
or, ‘Redeem me from the clutches of oppressors’?
24 “Teach me, and I will be silent.
Make me understand how I am at fault.
25 Honest words are forceful indeed,
but what do your arguments prove?
26 Do you think [your own] words constitute argument,
while the speech of a desperate man is merely wind?
27 I suppose you would even throw dice for an orphan
or barter away your friend!
28 “So now, I beg you, look at me!
Would I lie to your face?
29 Think it over, please; don’t let wrong be done.
Think it over again: my cause is just.
30 Am I saying something wrong?
Can’t I recognize trouble when I taste it?
约伯记 6
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
约伯记 6
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
约伯自述无辜
6 约伯回答说：
2 “要是能称量我的苦难，
把我的灾殃放在秤上，
3 那将比海沙还重；
所以我言语鲁莽。
4 因为全能者的箭射中我，
箭毒侵蚀我的灵，
祂使恐惧列队袭来。
5 野驴有草岂会叫唤？
牛有饲料岂会哞叫？
6 淡食无盐岂可下咽？
蛋白有什么滋味呢？
7 我碰都不想碰，
它们令我恶心。
8 唯愿我的祈求蒙应允，
愿上帝成全我的冀望，
9 愿祂压碎我，
伸手毁灭我。
10 这样，我还能感到欣慰，
在残酷的痛苦中雀跃，
因我没有违背圣者之言。
11 我有何力量可以支撑下去？
有何前景让我忍耐下去？
12 我的力量岂能坚如石？
我岂是铜造之躯？
13 我毫无自救之力，
已到穷途末路。
14 “即使绝望者抛弃对上帝的敬畏，
也应该得到朋友的恩待。
15 我的弟兄难以信赖，如同季节河，
又像变化无常的河道——
16 结冰后颜色发黑，
融雪后水流涨溢；
17 水流在干季时消失，
河床在烈日下干涸。
18 商队偏离原路来找水喝，
结果在荒漠中死去。
19 提玛的商队来找水喝，
示巴的旅客指望解渴，
20 结果希望化为泡影，
到了那里大失所望。
21 同样，你们帮不了我，
你们看见灾祸便害怕。
22 我何尝对你们说过，
‘请你们供应我，
把你们的财产给我一份，
23 从仇敌手中拯救我，
从残暴之徒手中救赎我’？
24 “请多赐教，我会闭口不言；
请指出我错在何处。
25 忠言何等逆耳！
但你们的指责有何根据？
26 你们既视绝望者的话如风，
还要来纠正吗？
27 你们甚至抽签得孤儿，
把朋友当货物卖掉。
28 恳请你们看着我，
我在你们面前撒过谎吗？
29 请以仁慈为怀，公正一点；
请以仁慈为怀，因我诚实无过。
30 我岂会说诡诈之言？
我岂会是非不辨？
Job 6
New International Version
Job 6
New International Version
Job
6 Then Job replied:
2 “If only my anguish could be weighed
and all my misery be placed on the scales!(A)
3 It would surely outweigh the sand(B) of the seas—
no wonder my words have been impetuous.(C)
4 The arrows(D) of the Almighty(E) are in me,(F)
my spirit drinks(G) in their poison;(H)
God’s terrors(I) are marshaled against me.(J)
5 Does a wild donkey(K) bray(L) when it has grass,
or an ox bellow when it has fodder?(M)
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow[a]?(N)
7 I refuse to touch it;
such food makes me ill.(O)
8 “Oh, that I might have my request,
that God would grant what I hope for,(P)
9 that God would be willing to crush(Q) me,
to let loose his hand and cut off my life!(R)
10 Then I would still have this consolation(S)—
my joy in unrelenting pain(T)—
that I had not denied the words(U) of the Holy One.(V)
11 “What strength do I have, that I should still hope?
What prospects, that I should be patient?(W)
12 Do I have the strength of stone?
Is my flesh bronze?(X)
13 Do I have any power to help myself,(Y)
now that success has been driven from me?
14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend(Z)
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.(AA)
15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,(AB)
as the streams that overflow
16 when darkened by thawing ice
and swollen with melting snow,(AC)
17 but that stop flowing in the dry season,
and in the heat(AD) vanish from their channels.
18 Caravans turn aside from their routes;
they go off into the wasteland and perish.
19 The caravans of Tema(AE) look for water,
the traveling merchants of Sheba(AF) look in hope.
20 They are distressed, because they had been confident;
they arrive there, only to be disappointed.(AG)
21 Now you too have proved to be of no help;
you see something dreadful and are afraid.(AH)
22 Have I ever said, ‘Give something on my behalf,
pay a ransom(AI) for me from your wealth,(AJ)
23 deliver me from the hand of the enemy,
rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless’?(AK)
24 “Teach me, and I will be quiet;(AL)
show me where I have been wrong.(AM)
25 How painful are honest words!(AN)
But what do your arguments prove?
26 Do you mean to correct what I say,
and treat my desperate words as wind?(AO)
27 You would even cast lots(AP) for the fatherless(AQ)
and barter away your friend.
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