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10 “I ·hate [am disgusted with] my life,
    so I will ·complain without holding back [L abandon myself to my sighs];
    I will speak ·because I am so unhappy [L in my bitterness].
I will say to God: Do not ·hold [declare] me guilty,
    but tell me ·what you have against [why you accuse] me.
·Does it make you happy [or Is it right for you] to ·trouble [oppress] me?
    ·Don’t you care about [L Must you despise] me, the work of your hands?
    ·Are you happy with [or Do you favor] the plans of evil people?
Do you have ·human eyes [L eyes of flesh]
    that see ·as we see [L with human vision]?
Are your days like the days of humans,
    and your years like our years?
[L For] You ·look for the evil I have done [L investigate my transgression]
    and search for my sin.
You know I am not guilty,
    but no one can ·save [rescue] me from your ·power [L hand].

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10 “I loathe my very life;(A)
    therefore I will give free rein to my complaint
    and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.(B)
I say to God:(C) Do not declare me guilty,
    but tell me what charges(D) you have against me.(E)
Does it please you to oppress me,(F)
    to spurn the work of your hands,(G)
    while you smile on the plans of the wicked?(H)
Do you have eyes of flesh?
    Do you see as a mortal sees?(I)
Are your days like those of a mortal
    or your years like those of a strong man,(J)
that you must search out my faults
    and probe after my sin(K)
though you know that I am not guilty(L)
    and that no one can rescue me from your hand?(M)

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