Job 6:1 - 9:35

Job 6:1-30 (NASB) 
¹ Then Job answered,
² "Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity!
³ "For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash.
⁴ "For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
⁵ "Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder?
⁶ "Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
⁷ "My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me.
⁸ "Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing!
⁹ "Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
¹⁰ "But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
¹¹ "What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?
¹² "Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze?
¹³ "Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me?
¹⁴ "For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.
¹⁵ "My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,
¹⁶ Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts.
¹⁷ "When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
¹⁸ "The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish.
¹⁹ "The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.
²⁰ "They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.
²¹ "Indeed, you have now become such, 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, 'Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,' Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants'?
²⁴ "Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.
²⁵ "How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
²⁶ "Do you intend to reprove my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?
²⁷ "You would even cast lots for the orphans And barter over your friend.
²⁸ "Now please look at me, And see if I lie to your face.
²⁹ "Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it.
³⁰ "Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities?

Job 7:1-21 (NASB) 
¹ "Is not man forced to labor on earth, And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
² "As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
³ So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointed me.
⁴ "When I lie down I say, 'When shall I arise?' But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until dawn.
⁵ "My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and runs.
⁶ "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And come to an end without hope.
⁷ "Remember that my life is but breath; My eye will not again see good.
⁸ "The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer; Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.
⁹ "When a cloud vanishes, it is gone, So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.
¹⁰ "He will not return again to his house, Nor will his place know him anymore.
¹¹ "Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
¹² "Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?
¹³ "If I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'
¹⁴ Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions;
¹⁵ So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.
¹⁶ "I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
¹⁷ "What is man that You magnify him, And that You are concerned about him,
¹⁸ That You examine him every morning And try him every moment?
¹⁹ "Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
²⁰ "Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
²¹ "Why then do You not pardon my transgression And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will seek me, but I will not be."

Job 8:1-22 (NASB) 
¹ Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
² "How long will you say these things, And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
³ "Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
⁴ "If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression.
⁵ "If you would seek God And implore the compassion of the Almighty,
⁶ If you are pure and upright, Surely now He would rouse Himself for you And restore your righteous estate.
⁷ "Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly.
⁸ "Please inquire of past generations, And consider the things searched out by their fathers.
⁹ "For we are only of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are as a shadow.
¹⁰ "Will they not teach you and tell you, And bring forth words from their minds?
¹¹ "Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the rushes grow without water?
¹² "While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant.
¹³ "So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish,
¹⁴ Whose confidence is fragile, And whose trust a spider's web.
¹⁵ "He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.
¹⁶ "He thrives before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden.
¹⁷ "His roots wrap around a rock pile, He grasps a house of stones.
¹⁸ "If he is removed from his place, Then it will deny him, saying, 'I never saw you.'
¹⁹ "Behold, this is the joy of His way; And out of the dust others will spring.
²⁰ "Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity, Nor will He support the evildoers.
²¹ "He will yet fill your mouth with laughter And your lips with shouting.
²² "Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the tent of the wicked will be no longer."

Job 9:1-35 (NASB) 
¹ Then Job answered,
² "In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God?
³ "If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
⁴ "Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?
⁵ "It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how, When He overturns them in His anger;
⁶ Who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;
⁷ Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars;
⁸ Who alone stretches out the heavens And tramples down the waves of the sea;
⁹ Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;
¹⁰ Who does great things, unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.
¹¹ "Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.
¹² "Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, 'What are You doing?'
¹³ "God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
¹⁴ "How then can I answer Him, And choose my words before Him?
¹⁵ "For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.
¹⁶ "If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
¹⁷ "For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause.
¹⁸ "He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.
¹⁹ "If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
²⁰ "Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
²¹ "I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life.
²² "It is all one; therefore I say, 'He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.'
²³ "If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
²⁴ "The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
²⁵ "Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.
²⁶ "They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.
²⁷ "Though I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,'
²⁸ I am afraid of all my pains, I know that You will not acquit me.
²⁹ "I am accounted wicked, Why then should I toil in vain?
³⁰ "If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye,
³¹ Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.
³² "For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together.
³³ "There is no umpire between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both.
³⁴ "Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me.
³⁵ "Then I would speak and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.