Job 30

CHAPTER 30 Job Is Treated with Contempt

1 And now [²ridicule ³me ¹the least of them]; now they admonish me in turn -- whom I treated [²with contempt ¹their fathers], whom I did not esteem to be worthy of dogs of my grazing flocks. 2 And indeed, [²is the strength ³of their hands ¹what profit] to me? [²of ³them ¹It was destroyed] to completion. 3 In lack and hunger one is barren, as the ones fleeing waterless yesterday in conflict and misery. 4 The ones breaking off the marine plant upon the sounding shore, whose marine plants were for their grain; and were without honor, and being treated as worthless, lacking of every good thing; and the roots of trees gnawed because of [²hunger ¹great]. 5 [²rose up against ³me ¹Thieves], 6 whom their houses were burrows of rocks. 7 [⁷in the midst ⁹of distinct places ⁶shall yell ¹the ones who ³under ⁵stick dwellings ⁴wild ²pass life]. 8 [²of fools ¹They are sons] and [²without honor ¹have a name], and fame extinguished from the earth. 9 And now [⁴harp ¹I ²am ³their], and [²me ³for a common topic ¹they have]. 10 And they abhorred me, separating far from me; and from my face they spared not spittle. 11 For having opened his quiver he afflicted me; and [²the bridle ³of my presence ¹sent away]. 12 [²on ³the right hand ⁴of their offspring ¹They rose up against me]. [²his feet ¹He stretched out] and opened against me; with paths of their destruction 13 they obliterated my paths; for he took off my apparel; with his spear he ran me through; 14 and he has judged me as he wills; in griefs I am befouled. 15 [³return ¹My ²griefs]; [³was set out ¹my ²hope] as if the wind, and [³as if ⁴a cloud ²deliverance ¹my]. 16 And now [³upon ⁴me ²shall be poured out ¹my soul]; [⁴suffice ¹and ⁵me ²days ³of griefs]. 17 And at night my bones burn, and my nerves are parted. 18 With great strength it took hold of my robe; as the cleft of my garment it compassed me. 19 And you have esteemed me equal to clay; in earth and ashes is my portion. 20 And I have cried out to you, and [³not ¹you hear ²me]; they stood and contemplated me. 21 And you mounted against me mercilessly; [³hand ²with a strong ¹you whipped me]. 22 And you arranged against me with griefs; and you threw me away from deliverance. 23 For I know that death will obliterate me; for the house of every mortal is ground. 24 For ought that I should be able [²myself ¹to lay hands upon], or indeed beseech another and he should do this to me. 25 And I [²over ³every ⁴disabled man ¹wept]; and I moaned beholding man in necessities. 26 I waited for good things, and behold [³met ⁴with me ⁵instead ²days ¹bad]. 27 My belly erupted, and would not keep silent; [³anticipated ⁴me ¹days ²of poorness]. 28 [²moaning ¹I went] without a rein; and I have stood in the assembly crying out. 29 [²a brother ¹I have become] of sirens, and companion of ostriches. 30 My skin is darkened greatly, and my bones from sweltering heat. 31 [⁴turned ¹And ⁵into ⁶mourning ²my ³harp], and my psalm into weeping for me.