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For the arrows of the Almighty are in me;
    my spirit drinks their poison;
    the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Does the wild ass bray when he has grass,
    or the ox low over his fodder?
Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
    or is there any taste in the slime of the purslane?[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:6 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

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