{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/job/6","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T17:43:56.300Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":6,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":5,"nextChapter":7,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":30},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"But Job answered, and said: "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"O that my sins, whereby I have deserved wrath, and the calamity that I suffer, were weighed in a balance. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"As the sand of the sea this would appear heavier: therefore my words are full of sorrow : "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war against me. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Will the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or will the ox low when he standeth before a full manger? "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Or can an unsavoury thing be eaten, that is not seasoned with salt? or can a man taste that which when tasted bringeth death? "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish are my meats. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for? "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off? "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And that this may be my comfort, that afflicting me with sorrow, he spare not, nor I contradict the words of the Holy One. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For what is my strength, that I can hold out? or what is my end that I should keep patience? "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh of brass. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"He that taketh away mercy from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"My brethren have passed by me, as the torrent that passeth swiftly in the valleys. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"They that fear the hoary frost, the snow shall fall upon them. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"At the time when they shall be scattered they shall perish: and after it groweth hot they shall be melted out of their place. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The paths of their steps are entangled: they shall walk in vain, and shall perish. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"They are confounded, because I have hoped: they are come also even unto me, and are covered with shame. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Now you are come: and now seeing my affliction you are afraid. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Did I say: Bring to me, and give me of your substance? "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Or deliver me from the hand of the enemy, and rescue me out of the hand of the mighty? "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Teach me, and I will hold my peace: and if I have been ignorant in any thing, instruct me. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Why have you detracted the words of truth, whereas there is none of you that can reprove me? "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"You dress up speeches only to rebuke, and you utter words to the wind. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"You rush in upon the fatherless, and you endeavour to overthrow your friend. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"However finish what you have begun, give ear, and see whether I lie. "},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Answer, I beseech you, without contention: and speaking that which is just, judge ye. "},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And you shall not And iniquity in my tongue, neither shall folly sound in my mouth. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 6 (DRB)","markdown":"[Job 6](https://primebible.com/drb/job/6)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/job/6 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}