“Why is the light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter in soul,

“My soul refuses to touch them; Such things are like loathsome food to me [sickening and repugnant].

“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul [O Lord].

Job Despairs of God’s Dealings

“I am disgusted with my life and loathe it! I will give free expression to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

“But his body [lamenting its decay] grieves in pain over it, And his soul mourns over [the loss of] himself.”

“They conceive mischief and bring forth wickedness, And their inmost soul prepares deceit and fraud.”

Whereas another dies with a bitter soul, Never even tasting pleasure or good fortune.

“But He is unique and unchangeable, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desires, that He does.

“From the [populous and crowded] city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out for help; Yet God [seemingly] does not pay attention to the wrong [done to them].

“As God lives, who has taken away my right and denied me justice, And the Almighty, who has caused bitterness and grief for my soul,

“And now my soul is poured out within me; The days of affliction have seized me.

He holds back his soul from the pit [of destruction], And his life from passing over into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

So that his life makes him loathe food, And his soul [loathe] even his favorite dishes.

“Then his soul draws near to the pit [of destruction], And his life to those who bring death (the destroyers).