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[But it is] because the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison which my spirit drinks up; the terrors of God set themselves in array against me.

Does the wild ass bray when it has grass? Or does the ox low over its fodder?

Can that which has no taste to it be eaten without salt? Or is there any flavor in the white of an egg?

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The arrows(A) of the Almighty(B) are in me,(C)
    my spirit drinks(D) in their poison;(E)
    God’s terrors(F) are marshaled against me.(G)
Does a wild donkey(H) bray(I) when it has grass,
    or an ox bellow when it has fodder?(J)
Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
    or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow[a]?(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.