Job 16
1 And he answered Job and he said.
Then Job answered and said,
2 I have heard like these [things] many [are] comforters of trouble all of you.
I have heard many such things: 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.
Shall vain words have an end? or what provoketh thee 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 could speak as ye do; if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could join words together against you, and shake mine head at you.
5 I will strengthen you with mouth my and [the] condolence of lips my it will restrain.
[But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips should assuage [your grief].
6 If I will speak not it will be restrained pain my and I will cease what? from me will it go.
Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?
7 Nevertheless now he has made weary me you have devastated all company my.
But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
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.
And thou hast laid fast hold on me, [which] is a witness [against me]: and my leanness riseth up against me, it testifieth 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.
He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; he hath gnashed upon me with his teeth: mine 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 have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: they gather themselves together against me.
11 He delivers up me God to an unjust one and on [the] hands of wicked [people] he casts me.
God delivereth me to the ungodly, and casteth 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, and he brake me asunder; yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: he hath also 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 compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, 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 runneth upon me like a giant.
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 have laid my horn in the dust.
16 Face my (they are reddened *Q(K)*) from weeping and [is] on eyelids my deep darkness.
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
17 On not violence [is] in hands my and prayer my [is] pure.
Although there is no violence in mine hands, and my prayer is 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 my cry have no [resting] place.
19 Also now there! [is] in the heavens witness my and witness my [is] in high places.
Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and he that coucheth for me is on high.
20 [are] scoffing at Me companions my to God it has wept eye my.
My friends scorn me: [but] mine eye poureth out tears unto God;
21 And he may argue for a man with God and a child of humankind for companion his.
That he would maintain the right of a man with God, and of a son of man with his neighbour!
22 For years of number they will come and a way [which] not I will return I will go.
For when a few years are come, I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
