Job 6:4–8
4 aFor the arrows of the Almighty are within me;
My spirit drinks in their poison;
bThe terrors of God are arrayed cagainst me.
5 Does the dwild donkey bray when it has grass,
Or does the ox low over its fodder?
6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 My soul refuses to touch them;
They are as loathsome food to me.
8 “Oh, that I might have my request,
That God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Job 6:4–8 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 The arrows of the Almighty are in me,
my spirit drinks in their poison;
God’s terrors are marshaled against me.
5 Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass,
or an ox bellow when it has fodder?
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow?
7 I refuse to touch it;
such food makes me ill.
8 “Oh, that I might have my request,
that God would grant what I hope for,
Job 6:4–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are in me;
my spirit drinks their poison;
the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5 Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass,
or the ox low over his fodder?
6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow?
7 My appetite refuses to touch them;
they are as food that is loathsome to me.
8 “Oh that I might have my request,
and that God would fulfill my hope,
Job 6:4–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
The poison whereof drinketh up my spirit:
The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass?
Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 The things that my soul refused to touch
Are as my sorrowful meat.
8 Oh that I might have my request;
And that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Job 6:4–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 For the Almighty has struck me down with his arrows.
Their poison infects my spirit.
God’s terrors are lined up against me.
5 Don’t I have a right to complain?
Don’t wild donkeys bray when they find no grass,
and oxen bellow when they have no food?
6 Don’t people complain about unsalted food?
Does anyone want the tasteless white of an egg?
7 My appetite disappears when I look at it;
I gag at the thought of eating it!
8 “Oh, that I might have my request,
that God would grant my desire.
Job 6:4–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 The arrows of the Almighty are in me;
my spirit drinks in their poison;
God’s terrors are gathered against me.
5 A wild donkey does not bray when it has grass to eat,
and an ox is quiet when it has feed.
6 Tasteless food is not eaten without salt,
and there is no flavor in the white of an egg.
7 I refuse to touch it;
such food makes me sick.
8 “How I wish that I might have what I ask for
and that God would give me what I hope for.
Job 6:4–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up:
The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass?
Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6 Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 My soul refuseth to touch them;
They are as loathsome food to me.
8 Oh that I might have my request;
And that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Job 6:4–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of †God are arrayed against me. 5 Doth the wild ass bray by the grass? loweth an ox over his fodder? 6 Shall that which is insipid be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg? 7 What my soul refuseth to touch, that is as my loathsome food.
8 Oh that I might have my request, and that †God would grant my desire!
Job 6:4–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 because the arrows of the Almighty ⸤have found their target⸥ in me,
and my spirit is drinking their poison.
God’s terrors line up in battle against me.
5 “Does a wild donkey bray when it’s ⸤eating⸥ grass,
or does an ox make a sound over its hay?
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt,
or is there any flavor in the white of an egg?
7 I refuse to touch such things.
They are disgusting to me.
8 “How I wish that my prayer would be answered—
that God would give me what I’m hoping for,
Job 6:4–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
5 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass
or an ox low over its fodder?
6 Is bland food eaten without salt?
Is there flavor in an egg white?
7 I refuse to touch them;
they are like contaminated food.
8 If only my request would be granted
and God would provide what I hope for:
Job 6:4–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are in me;
my spirit drinks their poison;
the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5 Does the wild ass bray over its grass,
or the ox low over its fodder?
6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
or is there any flavor in the juice of mallows?
7 My appetite refuses to touch them;
they are like food that is loathsome to me.
8 “O that I might have my request,
and that God would grant my desire;
Job 6:4–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 for the arrows of Shaddai are in me;
my spirit drinks their poison;
the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5 Does the wild ass bray over grass,
or the ox bellow over its fodder?
6 Can tasteless food be eaten without salt,
or is there taste in the white of a marshmallow plant?
7 I refused to touch them;
they are like food that will make me ill.
8 “O that my request may come,
and that God may grant my hope,
Job 6:4–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 The Mighty One has shot me with his arrows.
I have to drink their poison.
God’s terrors are aimed at me.
5 Does a wild donkey cry out when it has enough grass?
Does an ox call out when it has plenty of food?
6 Is food that doesn’t have any taste eaten without salt?
Is there any flavor in the white of an egg?
7 I refuse to touch that kind of food.
It makes me sick.
8 “I wish I could have what I’m asking for!
I wish God would give me what I’m hoping for!
Job 6:4–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
4 “For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
Their poison my spirit drinks;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5 “Does the wild donkey bray over his grass,
Or does the ox low over his fodder?
6 “Can something tasteless be eaten without salt,
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 “My soul refuses to touch them;
They are like loathsome food to me.
8 “Oh that my request might come to pass,
And that God would grant my longing!