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For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks of the poison; and terrors of God combat me.

Does the wild ass bray when he has grass? Does the ox low over his fodder?

Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste 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.