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“Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul,
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My soul refuses to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me.
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“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.
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So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body.
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Job: I Would Plead with God
“My soul loathes my life; I will give free course to my complaint, I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
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But his flesh will be in pain over it, And his soul will mourn over it.”
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I also could speak as you do, If your soul were in my soul’s place. I could heap up words against you, And shake my head at you;
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“How long will you torment my soul, And break me in pieces with words?
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Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, Never having eaten with pleasure.
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“But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does.
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The dying groan in the city, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not charge them with wrong.
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“As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
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“And now my soul is poured out because of my plight; The days of affliction take hold of me.
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Have I not wept for him who was in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor?
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(Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for a curse on his soul);
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He keeps back his soul from the Pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
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So that his life abhors bread, And his soul succulent food.
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Yes, his soul draws near the Pit, And his life to the executioners.
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He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit, And his life shall see the light.
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To bring back his soul from the Pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
