Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward {man} is renewed day by day.

To him that is afflicted pity {should be shewed} from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. {is afflicted: Heb. melteth}

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. {the thing...: Heb. I feared a fear, and it came upon me}

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

{If} thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength {is} small. {small: Heb. narrow}

But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. {and he...: Heb. if he curse thee not to thy face}

But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

{If} thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength {is} small. {small: Heb. narrow}

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I {am} Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. {troubled: or, terrified}

But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. {and he...: Heb. if he curse thee not to thy face}

Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! {laid: Heb. lifted up}

And Judah acknowledged {them}, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

But now, because {it is} not {so}, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth {it} not in great extremity: {he hath: that is, God hath} {he knoweth: that is, Job knoweth}

Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. {castest...: Heb. makest void} {prayer: or, speech}

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: