Job 6

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 Then Job answered and said:	1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ
2 Ah, could my anguish but be measured and my calamity laid with it in the scales,	2 ܠܘܝ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܬܩܠ ܪܘܓܙܝ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܗܘܢܝ ܒܡܣܐܬܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ
3 They would now outweigh the sands of the sea! Because of this I speak without restraint.	3 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܗܫܐ ܡܢ ܚܠܐ ܕܝܡ̈ܡܐ ܥܫܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝ ܟܠܝܢ
4 For the arrows of the Almighty pierce me, and my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.	4 ܡܛܠ ܕܓܐܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܚܣܝܢܐ ܒܒܣܪܝ ܘܚܡܬܗܘܢ ܫܬܝܐ ܠܪܘܚܝ ܘܒܥܬܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܣܪܕܬܢܝ
5 Does the wild ass bray when he has grass? Does the ox low over his fodder?	5 ܕܠܡܐ ܡܣܘܩ ܥܪܕܐ ܥܠ ܬܕܐܐ ܐܘ ܓ̇ܥܐ ܬܘܪܐ ܥܠ ܚܡܝܡܐ
6 Can a thing insipid be eaten without salt? Is there flavor in the white of an egg?	6 ܐܘ ܡܬܐܟܠ ܦܟܝܗܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܠܚܐ ܐܘ ܐܝܬ ܛܥܡܐ ܒܪܝܪܗ̇ ܕܚܠܡܬܐ
7 I refuse to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.	7 ܡܐܢܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܒܡܟܬܫܗ̇ ܐܘ ܡܝܠܠ ܐܝܟ ܪܘܝܐ ܩܪܒܝ
8 Oh, that I might have my request, and that God would grant what I long for:	8 ܡܢܘ ܢܬܠ ܠܝ ܕܬܐܬܐ ܫܐܠܬܝ ܘܣܒܪܝ ܢܬܠ ܐܠܗܐ
9 Even that God would decide to crush me, that he would put forth his hand and cut me off!	9 ܘܢܬܛܦܝܣ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܢܕܟܝܢܝ ܘܢܦܪܘܣ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܢܫܡܠܝܢܝ
10 Then I should still have consolation and could exult through unremitting pain, because I have not transgressed the commands of the Holy One.	10 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܬܘܒ ܒܘܝܐܝ ܘܐܫܬܡܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܚܘܣܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܕܓܠܬ ܒܡܐܡܪܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ
11 What strength have I that I should endure, and what is my limit that I should be patient?	11 ܘܟܡܐ ܗܘ ܚܝܠܝ ܕܐܣܝܒܪ ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܚܪܬܝ ܕܐܓܪ ܪܘܚܝ
12 Have I the strength of stones, or is my flesh of bronze?	12 ܐܠܘ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܟܐܦܐ ܚܝܠܝ ܐܘ ܒܣܪܝ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܗܘ
13 Have I no helper, and has advice deserted me?	13 ܗܐ ܠܝܬ ܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܒܝ ܘܦܘܪܩܢܗ ܐܬܪܚܩ ܡܢܝ
14 A friend owes kindness to one in despair, though he have forsaken the fear of the Almighty.	14 ܕܟ̇ܠܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܚܒܪܗ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܥܠܝܐ ܫ̇ܒܩ
15 My brethren are undependable as a brook, as watercourses that run dry in the wadies;	15 ܐ̈ܚܝ ܕܓܠܘ ܐܝܟ ܦܨ̈ܝܕܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܪ̈ܓܠܬܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܢ
16 Though they may be black with ice, and with snow heaped upon them,	16 ܕܕܚܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܕܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܣܓܝ ܬܠܓܐ
17 Yet once they flow, they cease to be; in the heat, they disappear from their place.	17 ܘܒܫܥܬܐ ܕܕܢ̇ܚ ܒܗܘܢ ܦܫܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܒܚܘܡܗܘܢ ܦܫܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܗܘܢ
18 Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the desert and perish.	18 ܢܬܥܪܩܠܘܢ ܫܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܘܢܣܩܘܢ ܒܬܘܫܐ ܘܢܐܒܕܘܢ
19 The caravans of Tema search, the companies of Sheba have hopes;	19 ܕܚܪܘ ܠܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܬܝܡܢܐ ܘܠܫܒܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܒܐ ܣ̇ܟܝܘ ܠܗܘܢ
20 They are disappointed, though they were confident; they come there and are frustrated.	20 ܒܗܬܘ ܒܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܬܟܠܘ ܡܛܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܐܚܦܪܘ
21 It is thus that you have now become for me; you see a terrifying thing and are afraid.	21 ܘܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܕܠܐ ܚܙܝܬܘܢ ܙܘܥܐ ܕܚܠܬܘܢ
22 Have I asked you to give me anything, to offer a gift for me from your possessions,	22 ܐܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܗܒܘ ܠܝ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܢܟܣ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܫܚܘܕܘ ܚܠܦܝ
23 Or to deliver me from the enemy, or to redeem me from oppressors?	23 ܘܦܠܛܘܢܝ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܡܥܝܩܢܝ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܚܣܝܢܐ ܦܨܐܘܢܝ
24 Teach me, and I will be silent; prove to me wherein I have erred.	24 ܐܠܦܘܢܝ ܘܐܢܐ ܐܫܬܘܩ ܘܡܢܐ ܛܥܝܬ ܒܝܢܘܢܝ
25 How agreeable are honest words; yet how unconvincing is your argument!	25 ܠܡܢܐ ܕܚܩܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܐܡܪ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܟܘܢ ܘܡ̇ܟܣ ܡܢܟܘܢ
26 Do you consider your words as proof, but the sayings of a desperate man as wind?	26 ܗܐ ܠܡܟܘܢܘ ܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܬܬܚܫܒܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܪܘܚܝ ܡܠܬܝ ܬܬܒܝܢܘܢ
27 You would even cast lots for the orphan, and would barter away your friend!	27 ܗܐ ܥܠ ܝܬܡܐ ܡܬܪ̈ܘܪܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܡܟܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܪܚܡܟܘܢ
28 Come, now, give me your attention; surely I will not lie to your face.	28 ܘܗܫܐ ܐܬܛܦܝܣܘ ܘܚܘܪܘ ܘܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ ܐܡܠܠ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܕܒ
29 Think it over; let there be no injustice. Think it over; I still am right.	29 ܬܘܒܘ ܢܐ ܗܫܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܗܘܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܬܘܒܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܘܙܟܘ
30 Is there insincerity on my tongue, or cannot my taste discern falsehood?	30 ܕܠܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܠܫܢܝ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܐܘ ܦܘܡܝ ܠܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܩܘܫܬܐ