“Would that God were (A)willing to crush me,
That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
10 “But it is still my consolation,
And I rejoice in unsparing pain,
That I (B)have not [a]denied the words of the Holy One.
11 “What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should [b](C)endure?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:10 Lit hidden
  2. Job 6:11 Lit prolong my soul

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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