13 Is it that my (A)help is not within me,
And that a (B)good outcome is driven away from me?

14 “For the (C)despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;
So that he does not (D)abandon the [a]fear of the Almighty.
15 My brothers have acted (E)deceitfully like a [b]wadi,
Like the torrents of [c]wadis which drain away,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:14 Or reverence for
  2. Job 6:15 I.e., dry stream bed(s), except in the rainy season
  3. Job 6:15 I.e., dry stream bed(s), except in the rainy season

13 Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

14 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

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