Job 6:8-10

New International Version

⁸“Oh, that I might have my request,
    that God would grant what I hope for,^(A)
⁹that God would be willing to crush^(B) me,
    to let loose his hand and cut off my life!^(C)
¹⁰Then I would still have this consolation^(D)—
    my joy in unrelenting pain^(E)—
    that I had not denied the words^(F) of the Holy One.^(G)

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Job 6:8-10

New American Standard Bible

⁸“Oh, that my request might come to pass,
And that God would grant my hope!
⁹Oh, that God would ^(A)decide to crush me,
That He would let loose His hand and cut me off!
¹⁰But it is still my comfort,
And I rejoice in unsparing pain,
That I ^(B)have not ^[a]denied the words of the Holy One.