For the arrows of the Almighty are in me, the venom whereof doth drink up my spirit, and the terrors of God [a]fight against me.

Doth the [b]wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox when he hath fodder?

That which is [c]unsavory, shall it be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:4 Which declareth that he was not only afflicted in body, but wounded in conscience, which is the greatest battle that the faithful can have.
  2. Job 6:5 Think you that I cry without cause, seeing the brute beasts do not complain when they have what they would.
  3. Job 6:6 Can a man’s taste delight in that, that hath no savor? meaning, that none take pleasure in affliction, seeing they cannot [do] away with things that are unsavory to the mouth.

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