Job 16
1 Then answered Job, and said,
Bvt Iob answered, and said,
2 I have heard many things such as these: troublesome comforters are ye all.
I haue oft times heard such things: miserable comforters are ye all.
3 Shall there be any end to words of wind? or what compelleth thee that thou shouldst answer?
Shall there be none ende of wordes of winde? or what maketh thee bold so to answere?
4 I also could well speak as ye do: if your soul were but in my soul's stead, I could overwhelm you with words, and could shake my head at you.
I could also speake as yee doe: (but woulde God your soule were in my soules stead) I could keepe you company in speaking, and could shake mine head at you,
5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the condolence of my lips should restrain [your grief].
But I woulde strengthen you with my mouth, and the comfort of my lips should asswage your sorowe.
6 Though I were to speak, my pain would not be restrained; and though I should forbear, what will go away from me?
Though I speake, my sorow can not be asswaged: though I cease, what release haue I?
7 But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
But now hee maketh mee wearie: O God, thou hast made all my congregation desolate,
8 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, they are my witnesses; and my leanness riseth up for me, giveth its testimony to my face.
And hast made me full of wrinkles which is a witnesse thereof, and my leannes ryseth vp in me, testifying the same in my face.
9 In his wrath he teareth me to pieces, and assaileth me: he gnasheth over me with his teeth; my adversary sendeth threatening looks at me.
His wrath hath torne me, and hee hateth me, and gnasheth vpon mee with his teeth: mine enemie hath sharpened his eyes against me.
10 They now open wide against me their mouth; reproachfully they smite my cheek: altogether do they assemble against me.
They haue opened their mouthes vpon me, and smitten me on the cheeke in reproch; they gather themselues together against me.
11 God hath surrendered me to the unjust, and cast me down into the hands of the wicked.
God hath deliuered me to the vniust, and hath made mee to turne out of the way by the hands of the wicked.
12 I was at ease, but he hath crushed me; he hath also grasped me by the neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up unto himself as a mark;
I was in welth, but he hath brought me to nought: he hath taken me by the necke, and beaten me, and set me as a marke for himselfe.
13 His archers encompass me round about; he cleaveth my reins sunder, and doth not pity; he poureth out upon the ground my gall;
His archers compasse mee rounde about: he cutteth my reines, and doth not spare, and powreth my gall vpon the ground.
14 He breaketh me down with breach upon breach; he runneth against me like a mighty man.
He hath broken me with one breaking vpon another, and runneth vpon me like a gyant.
15 Sackcloth have I sewed upon my skin, and my horn I roll in the dust.
I haue sowed a sackcloth vpon my skinne, and haue abased mine horne vnto the dust.
16 My face gloweth from weeping, and on my eyelids resteth the shadow of death:
My face is withered with weeping, and the shadow of death is vpon mine eyes,
17 Not because any violence is in my hands, and while my prayer is pure.
Though there be no wickednesse in mine hands, and my prayer be pure.
18 Earth! do thou not cover up my blood, and let no place restrain my cry.
O earth, couer not thou my blood, and let my crying finde no place.
19 Even now, behold, my witness is in the heavens, and one that testifieth for me is on high.
For lo, now my witnesse is in the heauen, and my record is on hie.
20 Are my friends my defenders? unto God my eye poureth out [its tears].
My friends speake eloquently against me: but mine eye powreth out teares vnto God.
21 And oh that a man might plead with God, as one son of earth with the other!
Oh that a man might pleade with God, as man with his neighbour!
22 For when the numbered years are passed, then must I travel a path whence I cannot return.
For the yeeres accounted come, and I shall go the way, whence I shall not returne.
