Job 6:14-23
New Living Translation
14 “One should be kind to a fainting friend,
but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.[a]
15 My brothers, you have proved as unreliable as a seasonal brook
that overflows its banks in the spring
16 when it is swollen with ice and melting snow.
17 But when the hot weather arrives, the water disappears.
The brook vanishes in the heat.
18 The caravans turn aside to be refreshed,
but there is nothing to drink, so they die.
19 The caravans from Tema search for this water;
the travelers from Sheba hope to find it.
20 They count on it but are disappointed.
When they arrive, their hopes are dashed.
21 You, too, have given no help.
You have seen my calamity, and you are afraid.
22 But why? Have I ever asked you for a gift?
Have I begged for anything of yours for myself?
23 Have I asked you to rescue me from my enemies,
or to save me from ruthless people?
Footnotes
- 6:14 Or friend, / or he might lose his fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:14-23
Legacy Standard Bible
14 “For the (A)despairing man lovingkindness should be from his friend;
But he (B)forsakes the [a]fear of the Almighty.
15 My brothers have (C)betrayed me like a [b]wadi,
Like the torrents of [c]wadis which pass away,
16 Which grow dark because of ice
And upon which the snow hides itself.
17 When (D)they become waterless, they [d]are silent;
When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18 The [e]paths of their course wind along;
They go up into a formless place and perish.
19 The caravans of (E)Tema looked;
The travelers of (F)Sheba hoped for them.
20 They (G)were ashamed for they had trusted;
They came there and were humiliated.
21 Indeed, you have now become such;
(H)You see a terror and are afraid.
22 Have I said, ‘Give me something,’
Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,’
23 Or, ‘Give me escape from the hand of the adversary,’
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless men’?
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