Job 10
Job continues his reply, pouring out his complaint directly to God. He asks why God contends with him, reminds God that He formed him from clay, and pleads to be left alone before he goes to the land of darkness.
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| 1 | My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. | "My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint on myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. |
| 2 | I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me. | I will say to God, 'Do not condemn me; show me why you contend with me. |
| 3 | Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? | Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and shine on the counsel of the wicked? |
| 4 | Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth? | Have you eyes of flesh? Or do you see as man sees? |
| 5 | Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days, | Are your days as the days of man? Are your years as man's days, |
| 6 | That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin? | that you inquire after my iniquity, and search after my sin? |
| 7 | Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand. | You know that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of your hand. |
| 8 | Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. | Your hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet you do destroy me. |
| 9 | Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? | Remember, I beseech you, that you have made me as the clay; and will you bring me into dust again? |
| 10 | Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? | Have you not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? |
| 11 | Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews. | You have clothed me with skin and flesh, and have fenced me with bones and sinews. |
| 12 | Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. | You have granted me life and favour, and your visitation has preserved my spirit. |
| 13 | And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee. | And these things you have hidden in your heart; I know that this is with you. |
| 14 | If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. | If I sin, then you mark me, and you will not acquit me from my iniquity. |
| 15 | If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction; | If I be wicked, woe to me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see my affliction; |
| 16 | For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me. | for it increases. You hunt me as a fierce lion, and again you show yourself marvellous on me. |
| 17 | Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me. | You renew your witnesses against me, and increase your indignation on me; changes and war are against me. |
| 18 | Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me! | Why then have you brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me! |
| 19 | I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave. | I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave. |
| 20 | Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, | Are not my days few? Cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, |
| 21 | Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; | before I go from where I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death, |
| 22 | A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness. | a land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.' " |