1. And Iyoḇ answered and said,
2. “Oh, that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity be placed on the scales!
3. For it would outweigh the sand of the sea, therefore my words have been rash.
4. For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, my spirit drinks in their poison, the onslaughts of Eloah are arrayed against me.
5. Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, or does the ox bellow over its fodder?
6. Is tasteless food eaten without salt? Is there any flavour in the juice of mallows?