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For the arrows of Shaddai are in me,
    my spirit drinks in their poison;
God’s terrors line up against me.
Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass
    or an ox bellow over his fodder?
Is something bland eaten without salt,
    is there 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.