Job Despairs of God’s Dealings

10 [a](A)I am disgusted with my own life;
I will express (B)my complaint freely;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
I will say to God, ‘(C)Do not condemn me;
Let me know why You contend with me.
Is it [b]right for You indeed to (D)oppress,
To reject (E)the work of Your hands,
And [c]to look favorably on (F)the plan of the wicked?
Do You have eyes of flesh?
Or do You (G)see as mankind sees?
Are Your days like the days of a mortal,
Or (H)Your years like a man’s year,
That (I)You should search for my guilt
And carefully seek my sin?
According to Your knowledge (J)I am indeed not guilty,
Yet there is (K)no one to save me from Your hand.

(L)Your hands fashioned and made me [d]altogether,
(M)Yet would You destroy me?
Remember that You have made me as (N)clay;
Yet would You (O)turn me into dust again?
10 Did You not pour me out like milk,
And curdle me like cheese,
11 Clothe me with skin and flesh,
And intertwine me with bones and tendons?
12 You have (P)granted me life and [e]goodness;
And Your care has guarded my spirit.
13 Yet You have concealed (Q)these things in Your heart;
I know that this is within You:
14 If I have sinned, You will (R)take note of me,
And (S)will not acquit me of my guilt.
15 If (T)I am wicked, woe to me!
But if (U)I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head.
I am full of shame, and [f]conscious of my misery.
16 And should my head be high, (V)You would hunt me like a lion;
And You would show Your (W)power against me again.
17 You renew (X)Your witnesses against me
And increase Your anger toward me;
[g](Y)Hardship after hardship is with me.

18 (Z)Why then did You bring me out of the womb?
If only I had died and no eye had seen me!
19 I should have been as though I had not been,
Brought from womb to tomb.’
20 Would He not leave (AA)my few days alone?
[h](AB)Withdraw from me so that I may have a little cheerfulness
21 Before I go—(AC)and I shall not return—
(AD)To the land of darkness and (AE)deep shadow,
22 The land of utter gloom like darkness itself,
Of deep shadow without order,
And it shines like darkness.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 10:1 Lit My soul loathes
  2. Job 10:3 Lit good
  3. Job 10:3 Lit You shine forth
  4. Job 10:8 Lit together round about
  5. Job 10:12 See Job 1:1-2
  6. Job 10:15 Lit see
  7. Job 10:17 Lit Changes and warfare are with me
  8. Job 10:20 Lit Put

10 Me da asco mi existencia,
daré rienda suelta a mis quejas,
hablaré repleto de amargura.
Diré a Dios: “No me declares culpable;
y dime por qué eres mi adversario.
¿Disfrutas acaso oprimiéndome,
rechazando la obra de tus manos,
y aprobando los planes del malvado?
¿Son acaso tus ojos de carne
y ves las cosas lo mismo que un humano?
¿Es tu vida la de un simple mortal,
tu existencia la de un ser humano,
para que busques algo malo en mí
e indagues si tengo pecado?
De sobra sabes que no soy culpable,
pero nadie me librará de tus manos.
Tus manos me modelaron, me hicieron,
¿y ahora te vuelves y me destruyes?
Recuerda que me hiciste de barro
y que al polvo me vas a devolver.
10 ¿No me vertiste como leche
y me cuajaste como al queso?
11 Me forraste de piel y carne,
me tejiste con huesos y tendones.
12 Me concediste el favor de la vida,
rodeaste mi existencia de atenciones.
13 Pero algo planeabas en secreto,
sé que planeabas lo siguiente:
14 si pecaba, me estarías vigilando
y no disculparías mis fallos;
15 si era culpable, ¡pobre de mí!;
si inocente, no alzaría la frente,
saciado de afrentas, harto de aflicción;
16 si tratara de mostrarme firme,
me darías caza como un león,
repitiendo tus hazañas a mi costa;
17 renovarías tu enemistad contra mí,
contra mí aumentarías tu furor
atacándome con tropas de relevo.
18 ¿Para qué me sacaste del vientre?
Habría muerto sin que nadie lo viese,
19 sería como si no hubiera existido,
arrastrado del vientre a la tumba.
20 ¡Qué rápida discurre mi vida!
¡Déjame! ¡Aléjate de mí!
Deja que disfrute un poco,
21 antes de que vaya al país de tinieblas,
y de sombras de muerte,
sin que pueda regresar,
22 al país lúgubre como la oscuridad,
con sombras de muertos, caótico,
donde la luz sólo es oscuridad”.

Job: I Would Plead with God

10 “My (A)soul loathes my life;
I will [a]give free course to my complaint,
(B)I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Show me why You contend with me.
Does it seem good to You that You should oppress,
That You should despise the work of Your hands,
And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
Do You have eyes of flesh?
Or (C)do You see as man sees?
Are Your days like the days of a mortal man?
Are Your years like the days of a mighty man,
That You should seek for my iniquity
And search out my sin,
Although You know that I am not wicked,
And there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?

‘Your(D) hands have made me and fashioned me,
An intricate unity;
Yet You would (E)destroy me.
Remember, I pray, (F)that You have made me like clay.
And will You turn me into dust again?
10 (G)Did You not pour me out like milk,
And curdle me like cheese,
11 Clothe me with skin and flesh,
And knit me together with bones and sinews?
12 You have granted me life and favor,
And Your care has preserved my spirit.

13 ‘And these things You have hidden in Your heart;
I know that this was with You:
14 If I sin, then (H)You mark me,
And will not acquit me of my iniquity.
15 If I am wicked, (I)woe to me;
(J)Even if I am righteous, I [b]cannot lift up my head.
I am full of disgrace;
(K)See my misery!
16 If my head is exalted,
(L)You hunt me like a fierce lion,
And again You show Yourself awesome against me.
17 You renew Your witnesses against me,
And increase Your indignation toward me;
Changes and war are ever with me.

18 ‘Why(M) then have You brought me out of the womb?
Oh, that I had perished and no eye had seen me!
19 I would have been as though I had not been.
I would have been carried from the womb to the grave.
20 (N)Are not my days few?
Cease! (O)Leave me alone, that I may take a little comfort,
21 Before I go to the place from which I shall not return,
(P)To the land of darkness (Q)and the shadow of death,
22 A land as dark as darkness itself,
As the shadow of death, without any order,
Where even the light is like darkness.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Job 10:1 Lit. leave on myself
  2. Job 10:15 Lit. will not