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		Job 6:1 Then Job answered and said,
		Job 6:2 "Oh, that my grief could actually be weighed And placed in the balances together with my tragedy [to see if my grief is the grief of a coward]!
		Job 6:3 "For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; Therefore my words have been incoherent,
		Job 6:4 Because the arrows of the Almighty are within me, My spirit drinks their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
		Job 6:5 "Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?
		Job 6:6 "Can something that has no taste to it be eaten without salt? Or is there any flavor in the white of an egg?
		Job 6:7 "My soul refuses to touch them; Such things are like loathsome food to me [sickening and repugnant].
		Job 6:8 ¶ "Oh that my request would come to pass, And that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
		Job 6:9 "I wish that it would please God to crush me, That He would let loose His hand and cut me off.
		Job 6:10 "Then I would still have consolation, And I would jump for joy amid unsparing pain, That I have not denied or hidden the words of the Holy One.
		Job 6:11 "What strength do I have left, that I should wait [and hope]? And what is ahead of me, that I should be patient and endure?
		Job 6:12 "Is my strength and endurance that of stones, Or is my flesh made of bronze?
		Job 6:13 "Is it that I have no help within myself, And that success and wisdom have been driven from me?
		Job 6:14 ¶ "For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not abandon (turn away from) the fear of the Almighty.
		Job 6:15 "My brothers have acted deceitfully like a brook, Like the torrents of brooks that vanish,
		Job 6:16 Which are dull and dirty because of ice, And into which the snow melts and hides itself;
		Job 6:17 When it is warm, they are silent and cease to flow; When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
		Job 6:18 "The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish. [Your counsel is as helpful to me as a dry streambed in the heat of summer.]
		Job 6:19 "The caravans of Tema looked [for water], The caravans of Sheba waited for them [in vain].
		Job 6:20 "They were put to shame and disappointed because they had trusted [that they would find water]; They came there and were ashamed.
		Job 6:21 "Indeed, you have now become like a dried-up stream, You see a terror [believing me to be a victim of the wrath of God] and are afraid [to be compassionate].
		Job 6:22 "Did I ever say, 'Give me something,' Or, 'Pay a bribe for me from your wealth,'
		Job 6:23 Or, 'Rescue me from the adversary's hand,' Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants'?
		Job 6:24 ¶ "Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.
		Job 6:25 "How painful are words of honesty. But what does your argument prove?
		Job 6:26 "Do you intend to reprove my words [with a convincing argument], When the words of one in despair belong to the wind [and go ignored]?
		Job 6:27 "You would cast lots (gamble) over the fatherless And bargain away your friend.
		Job 6:28 "Now please look at me, And see if I lie to your face [for you know that I would not].
		Job 6:29 "Turn away [from your suspicion], let there be no injustice; Turn away, my righteousness and vindication is still in it.
		Job 6:30 "Is there injustice or malice on my tongue? Can my palate not discern what is destructive?

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