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.
Job 10
10
1“I loathe my life;
I will give free utterance to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
2I will say to God, Do not condemn me;
let me know why thou dost contend against me.
3Does it seem good to thee to oppress,
to despise the work of thy hands
and favor the designs of the wicked?
4Hast thou eyes of flesh?
Dost thou see as man sees?
5Are thy days as the days of man,
or thy years as man's years,
6that thou dost seek out my iniquity
and search for my sin,
7although thou knowest that I am not guilty,
and there is none to deliver out of thy hand?
8Thy hands fashioned and made me;
and now thou dost turn about and destroy me.#10.8 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb made me together round about and thou dost destroy me
9Remember that thou hast made me of clay;#10.9 Gk: Heb like clay
and wilt thou turn me to dust again?
10Didst thou not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese?
11Thou didst clothe me with skin and flesh,
and knit me together with bones and sinews.
12Thou hast granted me life and steadfast love;
and thy care has preserved my spirit.
13Yet these things thou didst hide in thy heart;
I know that this was thy purpose.
14If I sin, thou dost mark me,
and dost not acquit me of my iniquity.
15If I am wicked, woe to me!
If I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head,
for I am filled with disgrace
and look upon my affliction.
16And if I lift myself up,#10.16 Syr: Heb he lifts himself up thou dost hunt me like a lion,
and again work wonders against me;
17thou dost renew thy witnesses against me,
and increase thy vexation toward me;
thou dost bring fresh hosts against me.#10.17 Cn Compare Gk: Heb changes and a host are with me
18“Why didst thou bring me forth from the womb?
Would that I had died before any eye had seen me,
19and were as though I had not been,
carried from the womb to the grave.
20Are not the days of my life few?#10.20 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb Are not my days few? Let him cease
Let me alone, that I may find a little comfort#10.20 Heb brighten up
21before I go whence I shall not return,
to the land of gloom and deep darkness,
22the land of gloom#10.22 Heb gloom as darkness, deep darkness and chaos,
where light is as darkness.”
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