Job 16
1 And he answered Job and he said.
But Job answered and said:
2 I have heard like these [things] many [are] comforters of trouble all of you.
Of such things as these I have heard enough! Miserable comforters are ye all!
3 ¿ [does] an end [belong] to Words of wind or what? is it making sick you that you will answer.
Will there ever be an end to words of wind? What stirreth thee up, that thou answerest?
4 Also - I like you I will speak if there [were] self your in place of self my I will make join on you words and I will shake on you with head my.
I also might speak like you, If ye were now in my place; I might string together words against you, And shake my head at you.
5 I will strengthen you with mouth my and [the] condolence of lips my it will restrain.
I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the consolation of my lips should sustain you.
6 If I will speak not it will be restrained pain my and I will cease what? from me will it go.
If I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And if I forbear, it doth not leave me.
7 Nevertheless now he has made weary me you have devastated all company my.
For now He hath quite exhausted me; Thou hast desolated all my house!
8 And you have seized me a witness it has become and it has risen up on me leanness my in face my it testifies.
Thou hast seized hold of me, and this is a witness against me; My leanness riseth up and testifieth against me to my face.
9 Anger his it has torn [me] - and it has assailed me he has gnashed towards me with teeth his opponent my - he sharpens eyes his to me.
His anger teareth my flesh, and pursueth me; He gnasheth upon me with his teeth; My adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
10 People have opened wide on me - mouth their in scorn they have struck cheeks my together on me they mass themselves!
They gape for me with their mouths; In scorn they smite me on the cheek; With one consent they assemble against me.
11 He delivers up me God to an unjust one and on [the] hands of wicked [people] he casts me.
God hath given me a prey to the unrighteous, And delivered me into the hands of the wicked.
12 At ease I was - and he smashed me and he took hold on neck my and he shattered me and he set up me of him to a target.
I was at ease, but he hath crushed me; He hath seized me by the neck, and dashed me in pieces; He hath set me up for his mark.
13 They surround me - archers his he splits open kidneys my and not he has compassion he pours out to the ground gall my.
His archers encompass me around; He pierceth my reins, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.
14 He breaks through me a breach on [the] face of a breach he runs on me like a warrior.
He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He rusheth upon me like a warrior.
15 Sackcloth I have sewed over skin my and I have inserted in the dust horn my.
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And thrust my horn into the dust.
16 Face my (they are reddened *Q(K)*) from weeping and [is] on eyelids my deep darkness.
My face is red with weeping, And upon my eyelids is deathlike darkness.
17 On not violence [is] in hands my and prayer my [is] pure.
Yet is there no injustice in my bands. And my prayer hath been pure.
18 O earth may not you cover blood my and may not it belong a place to outcry my.
O earth! cover not thou my blood, And let there be no hiding-place for my cry!
19 Also now there! [is] in the heavens witness my and witness my [is] in high places.
Yet even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And he who knoweth me is on high.
20 [are] scoffing at Me companions my to God it has wept eye my.
My friends have me in derision, But my eye poureth out tears unto God.
21 And he may argue for a man with God and a child of humankind for companion his.
O that one might contend for a man with God, As a man contendeth with his neighbor!
22 For years of number they will come and a way [which] not I will return I will go.
For when a few years shall have passed, I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
