Job 16
King James Version
16 Then Job answered and said,
2 I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.
3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
4 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.
6 Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?
7 But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
8 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.
9 He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
11 God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
12 I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
13 His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
16 My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
17 Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
19 Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.
20 My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.
21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
22 When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
Job 16
World English Bible
16 Then Job answered,
2 “I have heard many such things.
You are all miserable comforters!
3 Shall vain words have an end?
Or what provokes you that you answer?
4 I also could speak as you do.
If your soul were in my soul’s place,
I could join words together against you,
and shake my head at you,
5 but I would strengthen you with my mouth.
The solace of my lips would relieve you.
6 “Though I speak, my grief is not subsided.
Though I forbear, what am I eased?
7 But now, God, you have surely worn me out.
You have made all my company desolate.
8 You have shriveled me up. This is a witness against me.
My leanness rises up against me.
It testifies to my face.
9 He has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me.
He has gnashed on me with his teeth.
My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.
10 They have gaped on me with their mouth.
They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully.
They gather themselves together against me.
11 God delivers me to the ungodly,
and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
12 I was at ease, and he broke me apart.
Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces.
He has also set me up for his target.
13 His archers surround me.
He splits my kidneys apart, and does not spare.
He pours out my bile on the ground.
14 He breaks me with breach on breach.
He runs at me like a giant.
15 I have sewed sackcloth on my skin,
and have thrust my horn in the dust.
16 My face is red with weeping.
Deep darkness is on my eyelids,
17 although there is no violence in my hands,
and my prayer is pure.
18 “Earth, don’t cover my blood.
Let my cry have no place to rest.
19 Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven.
He who vouches for me is on high.
20 My friends scoff at me.
My eyes pour out tears to God,
21 that he would maintain the right of a man with God,
of a son of man with his neighbor!
22 For when a few years have come,
I will go the way of no return.
Job 16
Easy-to-Read Version
Job Answers Eliphaz
16 Then Job answered:
2 “I have heard all these things before.
You men give me trouble, not comfort.
3 Your long speeches never end!
Why do you continue arguing?
4 I also could say the same things you say,
if you had my troubles.
I could say wise things against you
and shake my head at you.
5 But I would say things to encourage you
and give you hope.
6 “Nothing I say makes my pain go away.
But keeping quiet does not help either.
7 God, you surely took away my strength.
You destroyed my whole family.
8 You have made me thin and weak,
and people think that means I am guilty.
9 “God attacks me;
he is angry with me and tears my body apart.
He grinds his teeth against me.
My enemy looks at me with hate.
10 People have crowded around me.
They make fun of me and slap my face.
11 God has given me to evil people.
He let the wicked hurt me.
12 I was enjoying a quiet, peaceful life,
but then God crushed me.
Yes, he took me by the neck
and broke me into pieces.
He has made me his target.
13 With his archers all around me,
he shoots arrows into my kidneys.
He shows no mercy
and spills my gall[a] on the ground.
14 Again and again he attacks me.
He runs at me like a soldier in battle.
15 “I am very sad, so I wear this sackcloth.
I sit here in dust and ashes, feeling defeated.
16 My face is red from crying.
There are dark rings around my eyes.
17 I was never cruel to anyone,
and my prayers are pure.
18 “Earth, don’t hide the wrong things that were done to me.[b]
Don’t let my begging for fairness be stopped.
19 Even now there is someone in heaven who will speak for me.
There is someone above who will testify for me.
20 My friend speaks for me,
while my eyes pour out tears to God.
21 He speaks to God for me,
like someone[c] presenting an argument for a friend.
22 “In only a few years
I will go to that place of no return.
Job 16
La Biblia de las Américas
Queja de Job
16 Entonces respondió Job, y dijo:
2 He oído muchas cosas como estas;
consoladores gravosos[a] sois todos vosotros(A).
3 ¿No hay fin a las palabras vacías(B)?
¿O qué te provoca para que así respondas?
4 Yo también hablaría como vosotros,
si vuestra alma estuviera en lugar de mi alma.
Podría hilvanar palabras contra vosotros,
y mover ante vosotros la cabeza(C).
5 Os podría alentar con mi boca,
y el consuelo de mis labios podría aliviar vuestro dolor.
6 Si hablo, mi dolor(D) no disminuye,
y si callo, no se aparta de mí[b].
7 Pero ahora Él me ha agobiado(E);
tú has asolado toda mi compañía(F),
8 y me has llenado de arrugas
que en testigo se han convertido(G);
mi flacura(H) se levanta contra mí,
testifica en mi cara.
9 Su ira me ha despedazado(I) y me ha perseguido[c],
contra mí Él ha rechinado los dientes(J);
mi adversario aguza los ojos contra mí(K).
10 Han abierto contra mí su boca(L),
con injurias me han abofeteado[d](M);
a una se aglutinan contra mí(N).
11 Dios me entrega a los impíos,
y me echa en manos de los malvados.
12 Estaba yo tranquilo, y Él me sacudió,
me agarró por la nuca y me hizo pedazos(O);
también me hizo su blanco(P).
13 Me rodean sus flechas(Q),
parte mis riñones sin compasión,
derrama por tierra mi hiel(R).
14 Abre en mí brecha tras brecha(S);
arremete contra mí como un guerrero(T).
15 Sobre mi piel he cosido cilicio(U),
y he hundido en el polvo mi poder[e](V).
16 Mi rostro está enrojecido por el llanto(W),
y cubren[f] mis párpados densa oscuridad(X),
17 aunque no hay violencia en mis manos[g](Y),
y es pura mi oración(Z).
18 ¡Oh tierra, no cubras mi sangre,
y no haya lugar para mi clamor!
19 He aquí, aun ahora mi testigo(AA) está en el cielo,
y mi defensor[h] está en las alturas(AB).
20 Mis amigos son mis escarnecedores[i];
mis ojos(AC) lloran[j] a Dios.
21 ¡Ah, si un hombre pudiera argüir con Dios
como un hombre[k] con su vecino!
22 Porque cuando hayan pasado unos pocos años,
me iré por el camino sin retorno(AD).
Footnotes
- Job 16:2 Lit., de angustia
- Job 16:6 O, y si me callo, ¿qué se aleja de mí?
- Job 16:9 Lit., guardado rencor contra mí
- Job 16:10 Lit., herido mis mejillas
- Job 16:15 Lit., cuerno
- Job 16:16 Lit., sobre
- Job 16:17 Lit., palmas
- Job 16:19 O, testigo
- Job 16:20 O, mediadores
- Job 16:20 O, gotean
- Job 16:21 Lit., hijo de hombre
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