1Job was like, "Yo, let’s chat."

2I’ve heard a lot of talk, but y’all are just miserable comfort vibes.

3Do your empty words ever stop? What’s got you so bold to answer me?

4I could totally throw words back at you if our roles were switched, and I’d be shaking my head at you.

5But I’m here to lift you up with my words, trying to ease your pain, no cap.

6Even if I talk, my grief ain’t going anywhere; if I stay quiet, it’s still a struggle, fr.

7But now I’m just worn out; you’ve left my crew in ruins.

8You’ve given me wrinkles, and that’s a whole vibe check against me; my thinness is telling on me.

9He’s tearing me up with his rage, hating on me; my enemy’s got that sharp glare.

10They’ve gaped at me with their mouths, smacked me on the cheek like it’s personal; they’re all against me.

11God’s handed me over to the wicked, straight up.

12I was chilling, but now I’m broken; he’s got me by the neck, shaking me like a soda can.

13His archers surround me, tearing me apart, no mercy; he’s spilling my guts on the ground.

14He’s hitting me with blow after blow, charging at me like a giant.

15I’ve thrown on sackcloth, and my vibe is all dusty.

16My face is a mess from crying, and my eyelids are shadowed by death.

17Not because I did anything wrong; my prayers are pure, periodt.

18O earth, don’t cover my blood; let my cries be heard, no cap.

19Right now, my witness is in heaven, and my record is up high.

20My friends are throwing shade at me, but I’m just pouring tears out to God.

21I wish someone could plead for me with God, like a homie would for their neighbor!

22When a few years pass, I’m outta here for good.

1Then Job answered and said,

2I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.

3Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

4I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.

5But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

6Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?

7But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.

8And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.

9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

11God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.

12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

13His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

14He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.

15I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

16My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

17Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.

18O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

19Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.

20My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

21O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

22When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.