6“If I speak, my pain is not assuaged,and if I forbear, how much of it leaves me?
Job returns to the reality of his situation. It is he who suffers, not one of his friends. It is he who needs comfort. Yet, whether he speaks or remains silent, he cannot find comfort.
6 “If I speak, my pain is not assuaged, and if I forbear, how much of it leaves me?