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"I wish my great pain could be weighed! I wish all of my suffering could be weighed on scales! |
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I'm sure they would weigh more than the grains of sand on the seashore. No wonder I've been so quick to speak! |
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The Mighty One has shot me with his arrows. I have to drink their poison. God's terrors are aimed at me. |
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Does a wild donkey cry out when it has enough grass? Does an ox call out when it has plenty of food? |
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Is food that doesn't have any taste eaten without salt? Is there any flavor in the white of an egg? |
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I refuse to touch that kind of food. It makes me sick. |
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"I wish I could have what I'm asking for! I wish God would give me what I'm hoping for! |
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I wish he would crush me! I wish his powerful hand would cut off my life! |
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Then I'd still have one thing to comfort me. It would be that I haven't said no to the Holy One's commands. That would give me joy in spite of my pain that never ends. |
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"I'm so weak that I no longer have any hope. Things have gotten so bad that I can't wait for help anymore. |
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Am I as strong as stone? Is my body made out of bronze? |
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I don't have the power to help myself. All hope of success has been taken away from me. |
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"A man's friends should love him when his hope is gone. They should be faithful to him even if he stops showing respect for the Mighty One. |
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But my friends aren't faithful to me. They are like streams that only flow for part of the year. They are like rivers that flow over their banks |
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when the ice begins to break up. The streams rise when the snow starts to melt. |
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But they stop flowing when the dry season comes. They disappear from their stream beds when the weather warms up. |
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Groups of traders turn away from their usual paths. They go up into the dry and empty land. And they die there. |
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Traders from Tema look for water. Traveling merchants from Sheba also hope to find it. |
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They become troubled because they had expected to find some. But when they arrive at the stream beds, they don't find any water at all. |
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And now, my friends, you haven't helped me either. You see the horrible condition I'm in. And that makes you afraid. |
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I've never said, 'Give me something to help me. Use your wealth to set me free. |
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Save me from the powerful hand of my enemy. Set me free from the power of mean people.' |
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"Teach me. Then I'll be quiet. Show me what I've done wrong. |
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Honest words are so painful! But your reasoning doesn't prove anything. |
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Are you trying to correct what I'm saying? You are treating the words of this hopeless man like nothing but wind. |
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You would even cast lots for those whose fathers have died. You would even trade away your closest friend. |
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"But now please look at me. Would I tell you a lie right here in front of you? |
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Stop what you are saying. Don't be so unfair. Think it over again. You are trying to take my honesty away from me. |
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Has my mouth spoken anything that is evil? Do my lips say things that are hateful?" |
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