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“The arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
    my spirit absorbs[a] their poison;[b]
        God’s terrors have been arranged just for me!

“Will the wild donkey bray from hunger[c] if fresh grass is beside him?
    Will the ox low from distress[d] if it is near its feed?
Tasteless food isn’t eaten without salt, is it?
    Is there any taste in an egg white?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:4 Lit. drinks
  2. Job 6:4 Lit. heat
  3. Job 6:5 The Heb. lacks from hunger
  4. Job 6:5 The Heb. lacks from distress