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Job 6:11–13

11 “What strength do I have, that I should still hope?

What prospects, that I should be patient?l

12 Do I have the strength of stone?

Is my flesh bronze?m

13 Do I have any power to help myself,n

now that success has been driven from me?

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Job 6:11–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)

11 What is my strength, that I should wait?

And what is my end, that I should be patient?

12 Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze?

13 Have I any help in me,

when resource is driven from me?

Job 6:11–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 What is my strength, that I should hope?

And what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

12 Is my strength the strength of stones?

Or is my flesh of brass?

13 Is not my help in me?

And is wisdom driven quite from me?

Job 6:11–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 But I don’t have the strength to endure.

I have nothing to live for.

12 Do I have the strength of a stone?

Is my body made of bronze?

13 No, I am utterly helpless,

without any chance of success.

Job 6:11–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 “What strength do I have, that I should hope?

And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

12 Is my strength the strength of stones?

Or is my flesh bronze?

13 Is my help not within me?

And is success driven from me?

Job 6:11–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 “I do not have the strength to wait.

There is nothing to hope for,

so why should I be patient?

12 I do not have the strength of stone;

my flesh is not bronze.

13 I have no power to help myself,

because success has been taken away from me.

Job 6:11–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 What is my strength, that I should wait?

And what is mine end, that I should be patient?

12 Is my strength the strength of stones?

Or is my flesh of brass?

13 Is it not that I have no help in me,

And that wisdom is driven quite from me?

Job 6:11–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should have patience? 12 Is my strength the strength of stones? is my flesh of brass? 13 Is it not that there is no help in me, and soundness is driven away from me?

Job 6:11–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 What strength do I have ⸤left⸥ that I can go on hoping? 

What goal do I have that I would want to prolong my life? 

12 Do I have the strength of rocks? 

Does my body have the strength of bronze? 

13 Am I not completely helpless? 

Haven’t my skills been taken away from me? 

Job 6:11–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 What strength do I have that I should continue to hope?

What is my future, that I should be patient?

12 Is my strength that of stone,

or my flesh made of bronze?

13 Since I cannot help myself,

the hope for success has been banished from me.

Job 6:11–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 What is my strength, that I should wait?

And what is my end, that I should be patient?

12 Is my strength the strength of stones,

or is my flesh bronze?

13 In truth I have no help in me,

and any resource is driven from me.

Job 6:11–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 What is my strength, that I should wait?

And what is my end, that I should hold out?

12 Or is my strength like the strength of stones?

Or is my flesh bronze?

13 Indeed, my help is not in me,

and any success is driven from me.

Job 6:11–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 “I’m so weak that I no longer have any hope.

Things have gotten so bad that I can’t wait for help anymore.

12 Am I as strong as stone?

Is my body made out of bronze?

13 I don’t have the power to help myself.

All hope of success has been taken away from me.

Job 6:11–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 What is my strength, that I should wait?

And what is my end, that I should endure?

12 “Is my strength the strength of stones,

Or is my flesh bronze?

13 “Is it that my help is not within me,

And that deliverance is driven from me?


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