Job 6
Dios Habla Hoy
Job
6 Si todas mis penas y desgracias
pudieran pesarse en una balanza,
3 pesarían más que la arena del mar.
Por eso he hablado con pasión.
4 El Todopoderoso ha clavado en mí sus flechas,
y el veneno de ellas me corre por el cuerpo.
Dios me ha llenado de terror con sus ataques.
5 ¿Acaso rebuzna el asno, si tiene hierba?
¿O brama el toro, si tiene pasto?
6 ¿Quién come sin sal una cosa desabrida?
¿Qué gusto tiene una cosa sin sabor?
7 Pues lo que jamás quise comer
es ahora mi alimento.
8 ¡Ojalá Dios me conceda lo que le pido;
ojalá me cumpla lo que deseo!
9 ¡Ojalá Dios se decida por fin
a aplastarme y acabar con mi vida!
10 A pesar de la violencia del dolor,
eso sería un gran consuelo para mí,
pues siempre he respetado las leyes del Dios santo.
11 Ya no me quedan fuerzas para resistir,
ni razón alguna para seguir viviendo.
12 No tengo la dureza de la roca,
ni la consistencia del bronce.
13 No puedo valerme por mí mismo,
ni cuento con ningún apoyo.
14 Al amigo que sufre se le ama,
aun cuando no haya sido fiel al Todopoderoso.
15 Pero ustedes, mis amigos, me han fallado,
como arroyos que se quedan secos.
16 El agua baja turbia,
revuelta con el hielo y la nieve;
17 pero pasa el deshielo y se secan los arroyos,
viene el calor y se acaba el agua.
18 Hacen que las caravanas se desvíen de su camino,
y que avancen por el desierto y mueran.
19 Las caravanas de Temá y de Sabá
buscan llenas de esperanza esos arroyos,
20 pero al llegar se ven decepcionadas,
queda frustrada su esperanza.
21 Así son ustedes para mí:
ven mi horrible situación, y sienten miedo.
22 Pero yo no les he pedido nada,
ni que den dinero por salvarme,
23 ni que me libren de un enemigo,
ni que me rescaten de las manos de los bandidos.
24 Denme lecciones, y guardaré silencio:
muéstrenme el error que he cometido.
25 Nadie puede rechazar un argumento correcto;
pero ustedes me acusaron sin razón.
26 Ustedes me critican por mis palabras,
palabras locas que se lleva el viento.
27 ¡Capaces son de jugarse la vida de un huérfano
y de vender aun a su propio amigo!
28 Mírenme ahora cara a cara;
díganme si miento.
29 Retiren lo dicho, no sean injustos;
reconozcan que tengo razón.
30 ¿Acaso creen que soy un mentiroso
que no se da cuenta de lo que dice?
Job 6
International Standard Version
Job’s Suffering is Grave
6 In rebuttal, Job replied:
2 “If only my grief could be weighed;
or my calamity piled together on a balance scale!
3 It would weigh more than the sand on the seashore![a]
Here’s why I’ve talked so rashly:
4 “The arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit absorbs[b] their poison;[c]
God’s terrors have been arranged just for me!
5 “Will the wild donkey bray from hunger[d] if fresh grass is beside him?
Will the ox low from distress[e] if it is near its feed?
6 Tasteless food isn’t eaten without salt, is it?
Is there any taste in an egg white?
7 I cannot bring myself to touch them;[f]
food like this makes me sick.”
Job Desires Death
8 “Who will grant my wish?[g]
I wish God would grant what I’m hoping for:
9 that God would just be willing[h] to crush me;
that he would let loose[i] and eliminate me!
10 At least I could still take comfort
and rejoice in unceasing anguish,
for I didn’t conceal what the Holy One has to say.
11 “Do I have the strength to wait?
And why[j] should I be patient?
12 Am I as strong as a rock?
Am I some kind of iron man?[k]
13 There is no help within me, is there?
My resources have been driven away from me, haven’t they?
Job Accuses His Friends of Treachery
14 The friend shows gracious love for his friend,
even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty.
15 But my brothers have acted treacherously like a cascading river,
like torrential rivers that overflow.
16 Filled with waters made cold[l] by ice,
they are where the snow goes to hide.
17 But then the snow melts, and they disappear;
when warmed, they evaporate from their stream beds.[m]
18 Travelers divert[n] in their route;
they go into a wasteland and die.
19 Travelers from Tema search intently;
caravans from Sheba hope to find them.
20 For all their expectations, they are doomed to disappointment;
even though they have come and searched this far.
21 “And now you’re all just like them, aren’t you?[o]
You see my terror and are terrified.
22 When did I ever ask you for anything,
say ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth?’
23 or say ‘Deliver me from my enemy’s control,’[p]
or ‘Redeem me from the domination[q] of ruthless people’?”
Job Requests Mercy from His Friends
24 “Instruct me, and I’ll remain silent.
Help me understand where I’ve gone astray.
25 The truth[r] can be painful,
but what has your argument proven?
26 Did you intend your words to reprove,
even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?
27 Indeed, you would gamble to buy an orphan;
and barter to buy your friend!
28 Now be willing to face me,
and I won’t lie to your face.
29 Repent! Let there be no injustice;
Change your ways![s] My vindication[t] is at stake.
30 Have I said anything that’s unjust?
I can discern[u] evil, can’t I?”
Footnotes
- Job 6:3 Lit. sea
- Job 6:4 Lit. drinks
- Job 6:4 Lit. heat
- Job 6:5 The Heb. lacks from hunger
- Job 6:5 The Heb. lacks from distress
- Job 6:7 The Heb. lacks them
- Job 6:8 Or Oh, that I might have my request
- Job 6:9 Lit. pleased
- Job 6:9 Lit. loose his hand
- Job 6:11 Lit. And to what end
- Job 6:12 Lit. Is my flesh bronze?
- Job 6:16 Lit. dark
- Job 6:17 Lit. their place
- Job 6:18 Lit. twist
- Job 6:21 Lit. it
- Job 6:23 Lit. hand
- Job 6:23 Lit. hand
- Job 6:25 Lit. Upright words
- Job 6:29 The Heb. lacks your ways
- Job 6:29 Or righteousness
- Job 6:30 Lit. taste
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