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Job 6
Louis Segond
Job 6
Louis Segond
6 Job prit la parole et dit:
2 Oh! s'il était possible de peser ma douleur, Et si toutes mes calamités étaient sur la balance,
3 Elles seraient plus pesantes que le sable de la mer; Voilà pourquoi mes paroles vont jusqu'à la folie!
4 Car les flèches du Tout Puissant m'ont percé, Et mon âme en suce le venin; Les terreurs de Dieu se rangent en bataille contre moi.
5 L'âne sauvage crie-t-il auprès de l'herbe tendre? Le boeuf mugit-il auprès de son fourrage?
6 Peut-on manger ce qui est fade et sans sel? Y a-t-il de la saveur dans le blanc d'un oeuf?
7 Ce que je voudrais ne pas toucher, C'est là ma nourriture, si dégoûtante soit-elle!
8 Puisse mon voeu s'accomplir, Et Dieu veuille réaliser mon espérance!
9 Qu'il plaise à Dieu de m'écraser, Qu'il étende sa main et qu'il m'achève!
10 Il me restera du moins une consolation, Une joie dans les maux dont il m'accable: Jamais je n'ai transgressé les ordres du Saint.
11 Pourquoi espérer quand je n'ai plus de force? Pourquoi attendre quand ma fin est certaine?
12 Ma force est-elle une force de pierre? Mon corps est-il d'airain?
13 Ne suis-je pas sans ressource, Et le salut n'est-il pas loin de moi?
14 Celui qui souffre a droit à la compassion de son ami, Même quand il abandonnerait la crainte du Tout Puissant.
15 Mes frères sont perfides comme un torrent, Comme le lit des torrents qui disparaissent.
16 Les glaçons en troublent le cours, La neige s'y précipite;
17 Viennent les chaleurs, et ils tarissent, Les feux du soleil, et leur lit demeure à sec.
18 Les caravanes se détournent de leur chemin, S'enfoncent dans le désert, et périssent.
19 Les caravanes de Théma fixent le regard, Les voyageurs de Séba sont pleins d'espoir;
20 Ils sont honteux d'avoir eu confiance, Ils restent confondus quand ils arrivent.
21 Ainsi, vous êtes comme si vous n'existiez pas; Vous voyez mon angoisse, et vous en avez horreur!
22 Vous ai-je dit: Donnez-moi quelque chose, Faites en ma faveur des présents avec vos biens,
23 Délivrez-moi de la main de l'ennemi, Rachetez-moi de la main des méchants?
24 Instruisez-moi, et je me tairai; Faites-moi comprendre en quoi j'ai péché.
25 Que les paroles vraies sont persuasives! Mais que prouvent vos remontrances?
26 Voulez-vous donc blâmer ce que j'ai dit, Et ne voir que du vent dans les discours d'un désespéré?
27 Vous accablez un orphelin, Vous persécutez votre ami.
28 Regardez-moi, je vous prie! Vous mentirais-je en face?
29 Revenez, ne soyez pas injustes; Revenez, et reconnaissez mon innocence.
30 Y a-t-il de l'iniquité sur ma langue, Et ma bouche ne discerne-t-elle pas le mal?
Job 6
Common English Bible
Job 6
Common English Bible
Job defends his anger
6 Job responded:
2 Oh, that my grief were actually weighed,
all of it were lifted up in scales;
3 for now it’s heavier than the sands of the sea;
therefore, my words are rash.[a]
4 The Almighty’s arrows are in me;
my spirit drinks their poison,
and God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
5 Does a donkey bray over grass
or an ox bellow over its fodder?
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or does egg white[b] have taste?
7 I refuse to touch them;
they resemble food for the sick.
He wishes to die
8 Oh, that what I’ve requested would come
and God grant my hope;
9 that God be willing to crush me,
release his hand and cut me off.
10 I’d still take comfort,
relieved[c] even though in persistent pain;
for I’ve not denied the words of the holy one.
11 What is my strength, that I should hope;
my end, that my life should drag on?
12 Is my strength that of rocks,
my flesh bronze?
13 I don’t have a helper for myself;
success has been taken from me.
He accuses his friends
14 Are friends loyal to the one who despairs,[d]
or do they stop fearing the Almighty?
15 My companions are treacherous like a stream in the desert,
like channels that overrun their streambeds,
16 like those darkened by thawing ice,
in which snow is obscured
17 but that stop flowing in dry times
and vanish from their channels in heat.
18 Caravans turn aside from their paths;
they go up into untamed areas and perish.
19 Caravans from Tema look;
merchants from Sheba hope for it.
20 They are ashamed that they trusted;
they arrive and are dismayed.
21 That’s what you are like;[e]
you see something awful and are afraid.
He appeals to his friends
22 Have I said, “Give me something?
Offer a bribe from your wealth for me?
23 Rescue me from the hand of my enemy?
Ransom me from the grip of the ruthless?”
24 Instruct me and I’ll be quiet;
inform me how I’ve erred.
25 How painful are truthful words,
but what do your condemnations accomplish?
26 Do you intend to correct my words,
to treat the words of a hopeless man as wind?
27 Would you even gamble over an orphan,
barter away your friend?
28 Now look at me—
would I lie to your face?
29 Turn! Don’t be faithless.
Turn now! I am righteous.
30 Is there wrong on my tongue,
or can my mouth not recognize disaster?
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.
Louis Segond (LSG)
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