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    that God would decide to crush me,
    that he would unleash his hand and cut me off.
10 For then I would still have this comfort:
    Even as I writhe in relentless pain,[a]
    I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

11 What strength do I have to wait hopefully?
What end awaits me that would make me want to prolong my life?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:10 An alternative translation is I would be joyful even in relentless pain.

that God would be willing to crush(A) me,
    to let loose his hand and cut off my life!(B)
10 Then I would still have this consolation(C)
    my joy in unrelenting pain(D)
    that I had not denied the words(E) of the Holy One.(F)

11 “What strength do I have, that I should still hope?
    What prospects, that I should be patient?(G)

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