Catholic Public Domain Version
"Will the wild ass bray when he has grass? Or will the ox bellow when he stands before a full manger?"
— Job 6:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?”
“Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder? ”
“Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?”
“Complaints Reflect Suffering“Does the wild donkey bray when it is near grass? Or does the ox bellow over its fodder?”
“Will the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or will the ox low when he standeth before a full manger?”
“Does the ass of the fields give out his voice when he has grass? or does the ox make sounds over his food?”
“Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?”
I wish that my sins, for which I deserve wrath, and the calamity that I endure, were weighed out on a balance.
Compared to the sand of the sea, they would appear heavier, and so my words are full of sorrow.
For the arrows of the Lord are in me, my spirit drinks of their indignation, and the terrors of the Lord are soldiers against me.
Will the wild ass bray when he has grass? Or will the ox bellow when he stands before a full manger?
Or can one eat bland food, which is not seasoned with salt? Or can anyone taste that which, if tasted, causes death?
The things that my soul was unwilling to touch before, now, because of anguish, are my foods.
Who will grant that my petition may arrive and that God may bestow on me what I expect,