Job 6:14-16

New Catholic Bible

My Brethren Have Betrayed Me^[a]

¹⁴“One who despairs should have the support of his friends
    even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty.
¹⁵But my brethren have proved to be as treacherous as a torrent,
    like watercourses that suddenly run dry;
¹⁶they turn dark with ice
    and swell with the thawing of the snow,

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Footnotes

Job 6:14 Friendship is a refreshing source, but for the sick it is as rare as a spring for a caravan in the wilderness.

Job 6:14-16

New International Version

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