Job 16:6 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

If I speak, my pain is not restrained, And I cease -- what goeth from me?

English ASV

Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased?

English Amplified

If I speak [to you miserable comforters], my sorrow is not soothed or lessened; and if I refrain [from speaking], in what way am I eased? [I hardly know whether to answer you or be silent.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

If I speak [to you miserable comforters], my sorrow is not soothed or lessened; and if I refrain [from speaking], in what way am I eased? [I hardly know whether to answer you or be silent.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

If I speak, my suffering is not relieved, and if I hold back, does any of it leave me?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

If I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and if I forbear, what am I eased?

English EASY 2024

But now, if I speak, my pain does not become any better. If I stop speaking, my pain continues to be there.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"Nothing I say makes my pain go away. But keeping quiet does not help either.

"If I speak, my pain is not assuaged, and if I forbear, how much of it leaves me?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But nothing I say helps, and being silent does not calm my pain.

English God's Word - GW 1995

If I speak, my pain is not eased. If I stop talking, how much of it will go away?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Even if I speak, my suffering is not relieved, and if I hold back, what have I lost?

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

“If I speak, my pain is not lessened, And if I cease, what will go forth from me?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“Though I speak, my grief is not relieved; and though I stop, how am I eased?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"If I speak, my pain is not lessened, And if I hold back, what has left me?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

If I speak, this pain I have will not be checked; if I leave off, it will not depart from me.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

“But if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I refrain from speaking — how much of it goes away?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"If I speak, it doesn't help me. And if I keep quiet, my pain doesn't go away.

English NIV

"Yet if I speak, my pain is not relieved; and if I refrain, it does not go away.

English NKJ 1982

“Though I speak, my grief is not relieved; And if I remain silent, how am I eased?

English NLT

But as it is, my grief remains no matter how I defend myself. And it does not help if I refuse to speak.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

"If I speak, my pain is not assuaged, and if I forbear, how much of it leaves me?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

“If I speak, my pain is not assuaged, and if I forbear, how much of it leaves me?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“But now my grief remains no matter how I defend myself; nor does it help if I refuse to speak.

English Tyndale 1537

But what shall I do? For all my words, my sorrow will not cease: and though I hold my tongue, yet will it not depart from me.

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