1898 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulateth with God about his afflictions. 18 He complaineth of life, and craveth a little ease before death.

10:1 ¶ My soul hath been weary of my life, I leave off my talking to myself, I speak in the bitterness of my soul.

10:2 I say unto God, 'Do not condemn me, Let me know why Thou dost strive [with] me.

10:3 Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone?

10:4 Eyes of flesh hast Thou? As man seeth—seest Thou?

10:5 As the days of man [are] Thy days? Thy years as the days of a man?

10:6 That Thou inquirest for mine iniquity, And for my sin seekest?

10:7 For Thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is no deliverer from Thy hand.

10:8 Thy hands have taken pains about me, And they make me together round about, And Thou swallowest me up!

10:9 Remember, I pray Thee, That as clay Thou hast made me, And unto dust Thou dost bring me back.

10:10 Dost Thou not as milk pour me out? And as cheese curdle me?

10:11 Skin and flesh Thou dost put on me, And with bones and sinews dost fence me.

10:12 Life and kindness Thou hast done with me. And Thy inspection hath preserved my spirit.

10:13 And these Thou hast laid up in Thy heart, I have known that this [is] with Thee.

10:14 If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me, And from mine iniquity dost not acquit me,

10:15 If I have done wickedly—woe to me, And righteously—I lift not up my head, Full of shame—then see my affliction,

10:16 And it riseth—as a lion Thou huntest me. And Thou turnest back—Thou shewest Thyself wonderful in me.

10:17 Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, And dost multiply Thine anger with me, Changes and warfare [are] with me.

10:18 And why from the womb Hast Thou brought me forth? I expire, and the eye doth not see me.

10:19 As I had not been, I am, From the belly to the grave I am brought,

10:20 Are not my days few? Cease then, and put from me, And I brighten up a little,

10:21 Before I go, and return not, Unto a land of darkness and death-shade,

10:22 A land of obscurity as thick darkness, Death-shade—and no order, And the shining [is] as thick darkness.'

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