Job 6:3-5

New Catholic Bible

³They would then outweigh the sands of the sea—
    hence, my words have been impetuous.
⁴For the arrows of the Almighty^[a] have pierced me,
    and my spirit soaks in their poison;
    God’s terrors are aligned against me.
⁵“Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass?
    Does an ox bellow when it has fodder?

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Footnotes

Job 6:4 The arrows of the Almighty: (the Hebrew has the archaic Shaddai); the trials sent by God (see note on Ps 38:3).

Job 6:3-5

New International Version

³It would surely outweigh the sand^(A) of the seas—
    no wonder my words have been impetuous.^(B)
⁴The arrows^(C) of the Almighty^(D) are in me,^(E)
    my spirit drinks^(F) in their poison;^(G)
    God’s terrors^(H) are marshaled against me.^(I)
⁵Does a wild donkey^(J) bray^(K) when it has grass,
    or an ox bellow when it has fodder?^(L)

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Job 6:3-5

New King James Version

³For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea—
Therefore my words have been rash.
⁴^(A)For the arrows of the Almighty are within me;
My spirit drinks in their poison;
^(B)The terrors of God are arrayed ^(C)against me.
⁵Does the ^(D)wild donkey bray when it has grass,
Or does the ox low over its fodder?