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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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  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

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