14 “For the (A)despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;
So that he does not (B)abandon the [a]fear of the Almighty.
15 My brothers have acted (C)deceitfully like a [b]wadi,
Like the torrents of [c]wadis which drain away,
16 Which are darkened because of ice,
And into which the snow [d]melts.

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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
  4. Job 6:16 Lit hides itself

14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend(A)
    forsakes the fear of the Almighty.(B)
15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,(C)
    as the streams that overflow
16 when darkened by thawing ice
    and swollen with melting snow,(D)

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