1 Since I loathe my life, I shall pour forth my complaint; I shall speak of my soul's torment.
2 I shall say to God: Do not condemn me, but tell me what is your quarrel with me?
3 Would it be good for you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands and favor the designs of the wicked?
4 Have you human eyes? Do you see as man sees?
5 Are your days as the days of man, or your years as a mortal's lifetime?
6 Why do you seek guilt in me and search for my faults?
7 You know I have not sinned, but who can rescue me from your hand?
8 You have formed and made me. Will you then turn and destroy me? Will you then turn and destroy me?
9 Remember that you molded me from clay. Will you turn me to dust again?
10 Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese?
11 You wrapped me up in skin and flesh, knit me together with bones and sinews.
12 In your goodness you gave me life and watched over my breathing with care.
13 Yet this is what you hid in your heart, I know what was in your mind:
14 You wanted to see if I sinned, and not let my fault be forgiven.
15 If I am guilty - alas for me! If innocent - I dare not lift my head, humbled and shamed in my affliction.
16 Exhausted, you hunt me like a lion, you want to prove that you are stronger.
17 You renew your attack on me; you intensify your rage, wave upon wave, your forces assail me.
18 Why did you bring me out of the womb? I wish I had died unseen,
19 a being that had not been - carried from the womb direct to the tomb.
20 Are not my days almost over? Turn away; leave me a while to recover
21 before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and shadow,
22 to the land of chaos and deepest night, where darkness is the only light.
Versículos relacionados com Job, 10:
In Job chapter 10, he continues to regret his situation and question God about why he is suffering so much. He feels wronged and helpless, and calls for God for answers. The verses related to these themes are:
Psalm 22:1: "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from saving me so far from my screams of anguish?" This verse portrays the pain of feeling abandoned by God in the midst of suffering, the same feeling that Job expressed in chapter 10.
Psalm 88:3-4: "My soul is saturated with evils, and my life is on the edge of sheol. I am counted among those who come down to the grave; I am like a man without strength." This psalm also expresses the feeling of helplessness and deep sadness in the midst of pain, which Job feels.
Isaiah 45:9: "Woe to the one who contains with his Creator! He is like a shard among other clay shards. Can the clay say to the potter: 'What are you doing?' Or: 'Your work has no handle '? " This verse refers to the fact that God is sovereign and should not be questioned or contested by his creation, which is a point that Job needed to learn.
Romans 9:20: "But who are you, O man, to question God? Creation should not question its Creator and must trust his sovereignty, a lesson that Job needed to learn.
Philippians 4:6-7: "Don't worry about anything, but in all prayers ask God what you need and always pray with a grateful heart. And the peace of God, that no one can understand, will keep the heart and the Mind of you, for you are united with Christ Jesus. " This verse emphasizes the importance of prayer and trust in God in the midst of adversity, something that Job also demonstrates by crying out for answers and help.
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