Iyov 10
10
1My nefesh is sick of my life; I will give free rein to my si'akh (complaint); I will speak in the mar (bitterness) of my nefesh.
2I will say unto Eloah, Do not condemn me; show me what charge Thou dost contend with me.
3Is it hatov (pleasing) unto Thee that Thou shouldest oppress, that Thou shouldest reject the work of Thine hands, and shine [favor] upon the etzah (scheme) of the resha'im?
4Hast Thou eyes of basar? Or seest Thou as enosh seeth?
5Are Thy yamim like the yamim of enosh? Are Thy years like the days of gever (man),
6That Thou seekest after mine avon, and searchest after my chattat?
7Though Thou has da'as that I am not a resha, and there is none that can deliver out of Thine yad,
8Thine yadayim have formed me and altogether round about have fashioned me; yet Thou hast now swallowed me.
9Remember, now, that Thou hast molded me like the chomer (clay), and wilt Thou turn me into aphar again?
10Hast Thou not poured me out like cholov, and curdled me like gvinah (cheese)?
11Thou hast clothed me with ohr and basar, and hast knitted me together with atzmot and sinews.
12Thou hast granted me chayyim and chesed, and Thy visitation hath been shomer over my ruach.
13And these things hast Thou hid in Thine lev; I have da'as that this was in Thy mind.
14If I sin, then Thou art shomer over me, and Thou wilt not let my avon go unpunished.
15If I am guilty, woe unto me; even if I be tzaddik (innocent), yet will I not lift up my head, being full of kalon (shame) and conscious of my oni (misery),
16For if my head is held high, Thou stalkest me like a fierce lion, and ever Thou displayest Thy awesome power against me.
17Thou bringest Thy fresh edim (witnesses) against me, and increasest Thine hot indignation toward me; in waves Thy tzava troop against me.
18Why then hast Thou brought me forth out of the rechem (womb)? Oh that I had expired, and no eye had seen me!
19I should have been as though I had never been; I should have been carried from the beten straight to the kever.
20Are not my yamim few? Then cease, and let me alone, that I may take a little cheer
21Before I go from where I shall not return, even to the Eretz Choshech V'Tzalmavet,
22An eretz of darkness, like darkness itself; and of tzalmavet, no sedarim (order), where the light is like darkness.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Job 10
10
Job Bemoans His Condition
1My soul is weary of my life;
I will leave my complaint upon myself;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me;
show me wherefore thou contendest with me.
3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress,
that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands,
and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
4Hast thou eyes of flesh?
Or seest thou as man seeth?
5 Are thy days as the days of man?
Are thy years as man's days,
6that thou inquirest after mine iniquity,
and searchest after my sin?
7Thou knowest that I am not wicked;
and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.
8Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about;
yet thou dost destroy me.
9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay;
and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
10Hast thou not poured me out as milk,
and curdled me like cheese?
11Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh,
and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.
12Thou hast granted me life and favor,
and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
13And these things hast thou hid in thine heart:
I know that this is with thee.
14If I sin, then thou markest me,
and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
15If I be wicked, woe unto me;
and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head.
I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;
16for it increaseth.
Thou huntest me as a fierce lion:
and again thou showest thyself marvelous upon me.
17Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me;
changes and war are against me.
18Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb?
Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!
19I should have been as though I had not been;
I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
20 Are not my days few? Cease then,
and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
21before I go whence I shall not return,
even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
22a land of darkness, as darkness itself;
and of the shadow of death, without any order,
and where the light is as darkness.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.