Job 10

1 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; show me wherefore you contend with me.

I will say to God, Do not condemn me; show me why thou contendest with me.

3 Is it good unto you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Is it good to thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

4 Have you eyes of flesh? or see you as man sees?

Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?

5 Are your days as the days of man? are your years as man's days,

Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man’s days,

6 That you enquire after mine iniquity, and search after my sin?

That thou enquirest after my iniquity, and searchest after my sin?

7 You know that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of your hand.

Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thy hand.

8 your hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet you do destroy me.

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me in all my parts; yet thou dost destroy me.

9 Remember, I plead to you, that you have made me as the clay; and will you bring me into dust again?

Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

10 Have you not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?

Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?

11 You have clothed me with skin and flesh, and have fenced me with bones and sinews.

Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.

12 You have granted me life and favour, and your visitation has preserved my spirit.

Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy care hath preserved my spirit.

13 And these things have you hid in your heart: I know that this is with you.

And these things hast thou hid in thy heart: I know that this is with thee.

14 If I sin, then you mark me, and you will not acquit me from mine iniquity.

If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from my iniquity.

15 If 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 you mine affliction;

If I be wicked, woe to me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou my affliction;

16 For it increases. You hunt me as a fierce lion: and again you show yourself marvellous upon me.

For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.

17 You renew your witnesses against me, and increase your indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.

Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thy indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.

18 Wherefore then have you brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the spirit, and no eye had seen me!

Why then hast thou brought me forth from the womb? O that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

I 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,

Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

21 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

Before I go to the place from which I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.