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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;
Show me why You contend with me.
Show me why You contend with 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 that You should oppress,
That You should despise the work of Your hands,
And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
That You should despise the work of Your hands,
And smile on the counsel 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?
Do You have eyes of flesh?
Or do You see as man sees?
Or 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 like the days of a mortal man?
Are Your years like the days of a mighty man,
Are Your years like the days of a mighty man,
‘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 should seek for my iniquity
And search out my sin,
And search out 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 wicked,
And there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?
And there is no one who can deliver from 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 have made me and fashioned me,
An intricate unity;
Yet You would destroy me.
An intricate unity;
Yet You would destroy me.
‘Your hands fashioned and made me altogether,
And would You destroy me?
And would You destroy me?
Remember, I pray, that You have made me like clay.
And will You turn me into dust again?
And will You turn me into dust again?
‘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;
Clothe 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 favor,
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.
‘And these things You have hidden in Your heart;
I know that this was with You:
I know that this was with You:
‘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, then You mark me,
And will not acquit me of my iniquity.
And will 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 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.
If my head is exalted,
You hunt me like a fierce lion,
And again You show Yourself awesome against me.
You hunt me like a fierce lion,
And again You show Yourself awesome against me.
‘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 indignation toward me;
Changes and war are ever with me.
And increase Your indignation toward me;
Changes and war are ever with 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 then have You brought me out of the womb?
Oh, that I had perished and no eye had seen me!
Oh, that I had perished and no 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!
I would have been as though I had not been.
I would have been carried from the womb to the grave.
I would have been 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?
Cease! Leave me alone, that I may take a little comfort,
Cease! Leave me alone, that I may take a little comfort,
“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 to the place from which I shall not return,
To the land of darkness and the shadow of death,
To the land of darkness and the shadow of death,
Before I go — and I shall not return —
To the land of darkness and deep shadow,
To the land of darkness and deep shadow,