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For the arrows of the Almighty[a] have pierced me,
    and my spirit soaks in their poison;
    God’s terrors are aligned against me.
“Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass?
    Does an ox bellow when it has fodder?
Can tasteless food be eaten without salt?
    Is there any flavor in the whites of eggs?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:4 The arrows of the Almighty: (the Hebrew has the archaic Shaddai); the trials sent by God (see note on Ps 38:3).

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.