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Job 6:4-6
Contemporary English Version
Job 6:4-6
Contemporary English Version
4 The fearsome arrows
of God All-Powerful
have filled my soul
with their poison.
5 Do oxen and wild donkeys
cry out in distress
unless they are hungry?
6 What is food without salt?
What is more tasteless
than the white of an egg?[a]
Footnotes
- 6.6 What is more tasteless … egg: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Job 6:4-6
New International Version
Job 6:4-6
New International Version
4 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)
5 Does a wild donkey(H) bray(I) when it has grass,
or an ox bellow when it has fodder?(J)
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow[a]?(K)
Footnotes
- Job 6:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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