Job 6:1-5
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 6
1Then Job responded,
2'Oh if only my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my disaster!
3For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; For that reason my words have been rash.
4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, My spirit drinks their poison; The terrors of God line up against me.
5Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his feed?
King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 6
1Then Job answered:
2If only my grief could be weighed and my devastation placed with it on the scales.
3For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas! That is why my words are rash.
4Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks their poison. God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
5Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass or an ox low over its fodder?
New Living Translation
Chapter 6
1Then Job spoke again:
2'If my misery could be weighed and my troubles be put on the scales,
3they would outweigh all the sands of the sea. That is why I spoke impulsively.
4For the Almighty has struck me down with his arrows. Their poison infects my spirit. God’s terrors are lined up against me.
5Don’t I have a right to complain? Don’t wild donkeys bray when they find no grass, and oxen bellow when they have no food?
English Standard Version
Chapter 6
1Then Job answered and said:
2"Oh that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!
3For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash.
4For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass, or the ox low over his fodder?
New International Version
Chapter 6
1Then Job replied:
2"If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!
3It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been impetuous.
4The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.
5Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?
New King James Version
Chapter 6
1Then Job answered and said:
2“Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, And my calamity laid with it on the scales!
3For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea— Therefore my words have been rash.
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, Or does the ox low over its fodder?