Job 6:24–26

24 “Teach me, and I will be quiet;

show me where I have been wrong.

25 How painful are honest words!

But what do your arguments prove?

26 Do you mean to correct what I say,

and treat my desperate words as wind?

24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue:

And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

25 How forcible are right words!

But what doth your arguing reprove?

26 Do ye imagine to reprove words,

And the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

24 Teach me, and I will keep quiet.

Show me what I have done wrong.

25 Honest words can be painful,

but what do your criticisms amount to?

26 Do you think your words are convincing

when you disregard my cry of desperation?

24 “Teach me, and I will hold my tongue;

Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

25 How forceful are right words!

But what does your arguing prove?

26 Do you intend to rebuke my words,

And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind?

24 “Teach me, and I will be quiet.

Show me where I have been wrong.

25 Honest words are painful,

but your arguments prove nothing.

26 Do you mean to correct what I say?

Will you treat the words of a troubled man as if they were only wind?

24 Teach me, and I will hold my peace;

And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

25 How forcible are words of uprightness!

But your reproof, what doth it reprove?

26 Do ye think to reprove words,

Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?

24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. 25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your upbraiding reprove? 26 Do ye imagine to reprove words? The speeches of one that is desperate are indeed for the wind.

24 Teach me, and I’ll be silent. 

Show me where I’ve been wrong. 

25 How painful an honest discussion can be! 

In correcting me, you correct yourselves! 

26 Do you think my words need correction? 

Do you think they’re what a desperate person says to the wind? 

24 Teach me, and I will be silent.

Help me understand what I did wrong.

25 How painful honest words can be!

But what does your rebuke prove?

26 Do you think that you can disprove my words

or that a despairing man’s words are mere wind?

24 “Teach me, and I will be silent;

make me understand how I have gone wrong.

25 How forceful are honest words!

But your reproof, what does it reprove?

26 Do you think that you can reprove words,

as if the speech of the desperate were wind?

24 Teach me, and I myself will be silent;

and make me understand how I have gone astray.

25 How painful are upright words!

But what does your reproof reprove?

26 Do you intend to reprove my words

and consider the words of a desperate man as wind?

24 “Teach me. Then I’ll be quiet.

Show me what I’ve done wrong.

25 Honest words are so painful!

But your reasoning doesn’t prove anything.

26 Are you trying to correct what I’m saying?

You are treating the words of this hopeless man

like nothing but wind.

24 “Teach me, and I will be silent;

And show me how I have erred.

25 “How painful are honest words!

But what does your argument prove?

26 “Do you intend to reprove my words,

When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?