My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 16:6 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: And though I forbear, what am I eased? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If I speak [to you miserable comforters], my sorrow is not soothed or lessened; and if I refrain [from speaking], in what way am I eased? [I hardly know whether to answer you or be silent.] American Standard Version (1901) Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased? Common English Bible If I speak, my pain is not eased; if I hold back, what have I lost? Catholic Public Domain Version I would strengthen you with my mouth, and would move my lips, as if being lenient to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I would strengthen you with my mouth, and would move my lips, as sparing you. |
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should assuage your grief.
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself;
I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.