Job 6:14-23
English Standard Version
14 “He who (A)withholds[a] kindness from a (B)friend
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15 My (C)brothers are (D)treacherous as a torrent-bed,
as torrential (E)streams that pass away,
16 which are dark with ice,
and where the snow hides itself.
17 When they melt, they disappear;
when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18 The caravans turn aside from their course;
they go up into (F)the waste and perish.
19 The caravans of (G)Tema look,
the travelers of (H)Sheba hope.
20 They are (I)ashamed because they were confident;
they come there and are (J)disappointed.
21 For you have now become nothing;
you see my calamity and are afraid.
22 Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’?
Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’?
23 Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary's hand’?
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of (K)the ruthless’?
Footnotes
- Job 6:14 Syriac, Vulgate (compare Targum); the meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Job 6:14-23
Lexham English Bible
14 “Loyal love[a] should come for the afflicted from his friend,
even if[b] he forsakes the fear of Shaddai.
15 My companions are treacherous like a torrent-bed;
like a streambed of wadis[c] they flow away,
16 which are growing dark because of ice upon them,
it will pile up snow.
17 In time they dry up, they disappear;
when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18 The paths of their way wind around;
they go up into the wasteland, and they perish.
19 The caravans of Tema looked;
the traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.
20 They are disappointed, because they trusted;
they came here[d] and they are confounded.
21 “For now you[e] have become such;[f]
you see terrors, and you fear.
22 Is it because I have said, ‘Give to me,’
or,[g] ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?
23 or,[h] ‘Save me from the foe’s hand,’
or,[i] ‘Ransom me from the tyrants’ hand’?
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