Job 6:8-13

Modern English Version

⁸ “Oh, that I might have my request,
    and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
⁹ That it would please God to crush me,
    that He would let loose His hand and cut me off!
¹⁰ Then I would still have comfort;
    I would revel in pain; it will not subside,
    for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

¹¹ “What strength do I have, that I should hope?
    And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?
¹² Is my strength the strength of stones?
    Or is my flesh made of brass?
¹³ Is there no help within me?
    And is success banished from me?