9. that it would please God to crush me,that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
10. This would be my comfort;I would even exult in pain unsparing,for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11. What is my strength, that I should wait?And what is my end, that I should be patient?
12. Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze?
13. Have I any help in me,when resource is driven from me?
14. “He who withholds kindness from a friendforsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15. My brothers are treacherous as a torrent-bed,as torrential streams that pass away,
16. which are dark with ice,and where the snow hides itself.
17. When they melt, they disappear;when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18. The caravans turn aside from their course;they go up into the waste and perish.
19. The caravans of Tema look,the travelers of Sheba hope.
20. They are ashamed because they were confident;they come there and are disappointed.
21. For you have now become nothing;you see my calamity and are afraid.