6 "Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 "My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me.
8 "Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing!
9 "Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
10 "But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11 "What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?
12 "Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze?