Job 6:13-17
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 6
13Is it that my help is not within me, And that a good outcome is driven away from me? 14'For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not abandon the fear of the Almighty. 15My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which drain away, 16Which are darkened because of ice, And into which the snow melts. 17When they dry up, they vanish; When it is hot, they disappear from their place.King James Version
14To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
16Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
17What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 6
13Since I cannot help myself, the hope for success has been banished from me. 14A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends, even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty. 15My brothers are as treacherous as a wadi, as seasonal streams that overflow 16and become darkened because of ice, and the snow melts into them. 17The wadis evaporate in warm weather; they disappear from their channels in hot weather.New Living Translation
14'One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.
15My brothers, you have proved as unreliable as a seasonal brook that overflows its banks in the spring
16when it is swollen with ice and melting snow.
17But when the hot weather arrives, the water disappears. The brook vanishes in the heat.
English Standard Version
Chapter 6
13Have I any help in me, when resource is driven from me? 14“He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. 15My brothers are treacherous as a torrent-bed, as torrential streams that pass away, 16which are dark with ice, and where the snow hides itself. 17When they melt, they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place.New International Version
Chapter 6
13Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me? 14Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. 15But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams, as the streams that overflow 16when darkened by thawing ice and swollen with melting snow, 17but that stop flowing in the dry season, and in the heat vanish from their channels.New King James Version