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1 Then Job an­swered and said, 2 I have heard many such things: mis­er­able com­forters are ye all. 3 Shall vain words have an end? or what em­bold­eneth thee that thou an­swer­est? 4 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you. 5 But I would strength­en you with my mouth, and the mov­ing of my lips should as­s­wage y­our grief. 6 Though I speak, my grief is not as­s­waged: and though I for­bear, what am I eased? 7 But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made des­o­late all my com­pa­ny. 8 And thou hast filled me with wrin­kles, which is a wit­ness a­gainst me: and my lean­ness ris­ing up in me beareth wit­ness to my face. 9 He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine en­e­my sharp­eneth his eyes upon me. 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smit­ten me upon the cheek re­proach­ful­ly; they have gath­ered them­selves to­geth­er against me. 11 God hath de­liv­ered me to the un­god­ly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. 12 I was at ease, but he hath bro­ken me asun­der: he hath also tak­en me by my neck, and shak­en me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. 13 His archers com­pass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asun­der, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground. 14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he run­neth upon me like a gi­ant. 15 I have sewed sack­cloth upon my skin, and de­filed my horn in the dust. 16 My face is foul with weep­ing, and on my eye­lids is the shad­ow of death; 17 Not for any in­jus­tice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. 18 O earth, cov­er not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place. 19 Also now, be­hold, my wit­ness is in heav­en, and my record is on high. 20 My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. 21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neigh­bour! 22 When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not re­turn.