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For the arrows of the Almighty[a] are in me;
    my spirit drinks their poison;
    the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Does the wild ass bray over its grass,
    or the ox low over its fodder?
Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
    or is there any flavour in the juice of mallows?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:4 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
  2. Job 6:6 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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