Job 16

1Then Job^H347 answered^H6030 and said^H559, 2I have heard^H8085 many such things^H7227: Miserable^H5999 comforters^H5162 are ye all. 3Shall vain^H7307 words^H1697 have an end^H7093? Or what provoketh^H4834 thee that thou answerest^H6030? 4I also could speak^H1696 as ye do; If^H3863 your soul^H5315 were^H3426 in my soul's^H5315 stead, I could join^H2266 words^H4405 together against you, And shake^H5128 my head^H7218 at^H1119 you. 5 But I would strengthen^H553 you with^H1119 my mouth^H6310, And the solace^H5205 of my lips^H8193 would assuage^H2820 your grief. 6Though I speak^H1696, my grief^H3511 is not assuaged^H2820; And though I forbear^H2308, what am I eased^H1980? 7But now he hath made me weary^H3811: Thou hast made desolate^H8074 all my company^H5712. 8And thou hast laid fast hold^H7059 on me, which is a witness^H5707 against me: And my leanness^H3585 riseth up^H6965 against me, It testifieth^H6030 to my face^H6440. 9He hath torn^H2963 me in his wrath^H639, and persecuted^H7852 me; He hath gnashed^H2786 upon me with his teeth^H8127: Mine adversary^H6862 sharpeneth^H3913 his eyes^H5869 upon me. 10They have gaped^H6473 upon me with their mouth^H6310; They have smitten^H5221 me upon the cheek^H3895 reproachfully^H2781: They gather^H4390 themselves together^H3162 against me. 11God^H410 delivereth^H5462 me to the ungodly^H5760, And casteth me into^H3399 the hands^H3027 of the wicked^H7563. 12I was at ease^H7961, and he brake me asunder^H6565; Yea, he hath taken^H270 me by the neck^H6203, and dashed me to pieces^H6327: He hath also set me up^H6965 for his mark^H4307. 13His archers^H7228 compass me round about^H5437; He cleaveth^H6398 my reins^H3629 asunder^H6398, and doth not spare^H2550; He poureth out^H8210 my gall^H4845 upon the ground^H776. 14He breaketh^H6555 me with breach^H6556 upon^H6440 breach^H6556; He runneth^H7323 upon me like a giant^H1368. 15I have sewed^H8609 sackcloth^H8242 upon my skin^H1539, And have laid^H5953 my horn^H7161 in the dust^H6083. 16My face^H6440 is red^H2560 with weeping^H1065, And on my eyelids^H6079 is the shadow of death^H6757; 17Although there is no violence^H2555 in my hands^H3709, And my prayer^H8605 is pure^H2134. 18O earth^H776, cover^H3680 not thou my blood^H1818, And let my cry^H2201 have no resting -place^H4725. 19Even now, behold, my witness^H5707 is in heaven^H8064, And he that voucheth^H7717 for me is on high^H4791. 20My friends^H7453 scoff^H3887 at me: But mine eye^H5869 poureth out^H1811 tears unto God^H433, 21That he would maintain^H3198 the right of a man^H1397 with God^H433, And of a son of man^H120 with his neighbor^H1121! 22For when a few^H4557 years^H8141 are come^H857, I shall go^H1980 the way^H734 whence I shall not return^H7725.