3 For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been rash. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. 5 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?
Job 6:3–5
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Job 9:16–18
16 If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice. 17 For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause. 18 He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
Job 23:15–17
15 Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him. 16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me. 17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
Job 31:37–39
37 I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)— 38 if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together, 39 if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
Job 11:4–6
4 You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’ 5 But if only God would speak and open His lips against you, 6 and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity d…
Job 34:6–8
6 Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’ 7 What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water? 8 He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.
Job 32:17–19
17 I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know. 18 For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me. 19 Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
Job 31:22–24
22 then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket. 23 For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower. 24 If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
Job 27:1–3
1 Job continued his discourse: 2 “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul— 3 as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
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