Job Despairs of God’s Dealings

10 [a](A)I loathe my own life;
I will give full vent to (B)my complaint;
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 labor of Your hands,
And [c]to look favorably on (F)the schemes of the wicked?
‘Have You eyes of flesh?
Or do You (G)see as a man sees?
‘Are Your days as the days of a mortal,
Or (H)Your years as man’s years,
That (I)You should seek for my guilt
And search after my sin?
‘According to Your knowledge (J)I am indeed not guilty,
Yet there is (K)no deliverance from Your hand.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 10:1 Lit My soul loathes
  2. Job 10:3 Lit good
  3. Job 10:3 Lit You shine forth