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Job Continues: A Plea to God
“I loathe my life;
I will give free utterance to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
“I loathe my life;
I will give free utterance to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
Job Despairs of God’s Dealings
“I loathe my own life;
I will give full vent to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
“I loathe my own life;
I will give full vent to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
I will say to God, Do not condemn me;
let me know why you contend against me.
let me know why you contend against me.
“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Let me know why You contend with me.
Let me know why You contend with me.
Does it seem good to you to oppress,
to despise the work of your hands
and favor the designs of the wicked?
to despise the work of your hands
and favor the designs of the wicked?
‘Is it right for You indeed to oppress,
To reject the labor of Your hands,
And to look favorably on the schemes of the wicked?
To reject the labor of Your hands,
And to look favorably on the schemes of the wicked?
Have you eyes of flesh?
Do you see as man sees?
Do you see as man sees?
‘Have You eyes of flesh?
Or do You see as a man sees?
Or do You see as a man sees?
Are your days as the days of man,
or your years as a man’s years,
or your years as a man’s years,
‘Are Your days as the days of a mortal,
Or Your years as man’s years,
Or Your years as man’s years,
that you seek out my iniquity
and search for my sin,
and search for my sin,
That You should seek for my guilt
And search after my sin?
And search after my sin?
although you know that I am not guilty,
and there is none to deliver out of your hand?
and there is none to deliver out of your hand?
‘According to Your knowledge I am indeed not guilty,
Yet there is no deliverance from Your hand.
Yet there is no deliverance from Your hand.
Your hands fashioned and made me,
and now you have destroyed me altogether.
and now you have destroyed me altogether.
‘Your hands fashioned and made me altogether,
And would You destroy me?
And would You destroy me?
Remember that you have made me like clay;
and will you return me to the dust?
and will you return me to the dust?
‘Remember now, that You have made me as clay;
And would You turn me into dust again?
And would You turn me into dust again?
Did you not pour me out like milk
and curdle me like cheese?
and curdle me like cheese?
‘Did You not pour me out like milk
And curdle me like cheese;
And curdle me like cheese;
You clothed me with skin and flesh,
and knit me together with bones and sinews.
and knit me together with bones and sinews.
Clothe me with skin and flesh,
And knit me together with bones and sinews?
And knit me together with bones and sinews?
You have granted me life and steadfast love,
and your care has preserved my spirit.
and your care has preserved my spirit.
‘You have granted me life and lovingkindness;
And Your care has preserved my spirit.
And Your care has preserved my spirit.
Yet these things you hid in your heart;
I know that this was your purpose.
I know that this was your purpose.
‘Yet these things You have concealed in Your heart;
I know that this is within You:
I know that this is within You:
If I sin, you watch me
and do not acquit me of my iniquity.
and do not acquit me of my iniquity.
If I sin, then You would take note of me,
And would not acquit me of my guilt.
And would not acquit me of my guilt.
If I am guilty, woe to me!
If I am in the right, I cannot lift up my head,
for I am filled with disgrace
and look on my affliction.
If I am in the right, I cannot lift up my head,
for I am filled with disgrace
and look on my affliction.
‘If I am wicked, woe to me!
And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head.
I am sated with disgrace and conscious of my misery.
And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head.
I am sated with disgrace and conscious of my misery.
‘Should my head be lifted up, You would hunt me like a lion;
And again You would show Your power against me.
And again You would show Your power against me.
You renew your witnesses against me
and increase your vexation toward me;
you bring fresh troops against me.
and increase your vexation toward me;
you bring fresh troops against me.
‘You renew Your witnesses against me
And increase Your anger toward me;
Hardship after hardship is with me.
And increase Your anger toward me;
Hardship after hardship is with me.
“Why did you bring me out from the womb?
Would that I had died before any eye had seen me
Would that I had died before any eye had seen me
‘Why then have You brought me out of the womb?
Would that I had died and no eye had seen me!
Would that I had died and no eye had seen me!
and were as though I had not been,
carried from the womb to the grave.
carried from the womb to the grave.
‘I should have been as though I had not been,
Carried from womb to tomb.’
Carried from womb to tomb.’
Are not my days few?
Then cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a little cheer
Then cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a little cheer
“Would He not let my few days alone?
Withdraw from me that I may have a little cheer
Withdraw from me that I may have a little cheer
before I go — and I shall not return —
to the land of darkness and deep shadow,
to the land of darkness and deep shadow,
Before I go — and I shall not return —
To the land of darkness and deep shadow,
To the land of darkness and deep shadow,