Job 10 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course 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. “I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.
2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me. I will say to God, Do not condemn me; let me know why you contend against me. I say to God: Do not declare me guilty, but tell me what charges you have against me.
3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the designs of the wicked? Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans of the wicked?
4 Hast thou eyes of flesh, or seest thou as man seeth? Have you eyes of flesh? Do you see as man sees? Do you have eyes of flesh? Do you see as a mortal sees?
5 Are thy days as the days of man, or thy years as man's days, Are your days as the days of man, or your years as a man’s years, Are your days like those of a mortal or your years like those of a strong man,
6 That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin, that you seek out my iniquity and search for my sin, that you must search out my faults and probe after my sin—
7 Although thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand? although you know that I am not guilty, and there is none to deliver out of your hand? though you know that I am not guilty and that no one can rescue me from your hand?
8 Thine hands have framed me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. Your hands fashioned and made me, and now you have destroyed me altogether. “Your hands shaped me and made me. Will you now turn and destroy me?
9 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? Remember that you have made me like clay; and will you return me to the dust? Remember that you molded me like clay. Will you now turn me to dust again?
10 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese? Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese,
11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. clothe me with skin and flesh and knit me together with bones and sinews?
12 Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit. You gave me life and showed me kindness, and in your providence watched over my spirit.
13 Yet these things thou didst hide in thine heart; I know that this is with thee: Yet these things you hid in your heart; I know that this was your purpose. “But this is what you concealed in your heart, and I know that this was in your mind:
14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. If I sin, you watch me and do not acquit me of my iniquity. If I sinned, you would be watching me and would not let my offense go unpunished.
15 If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; being filled with ignominy and looking upon mine affliction. 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 guilty—woe to me! Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head, for I am full of shame and drowned in my affliction.
16 And if my head exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvelous upon me. And were my head lifted up, you would hunt me like a lion and again work wonders against me. If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion and again display your awesome power against me.
17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and warfare are with me. You renew your witnesses against me and increase your vexation toward me; you bring fresh troops against me. You bring new witnesses against me and increase your anger toward me; your forces come against me wave upon wave.
18 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me. “Why did you bring me out from the womb? Would that I had died before any eye had seen me “Why then did you bring me out of the womb? I wish I had died before any eye saw me.
19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave. and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave. If only I had never come into being, or had been carried straight 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? Then cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a little cheer Are not my few days almost over? Turn away from me so I can have a moment’s joy
21 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death; before I go—and I shall not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow, before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and utter darkness,
22 A land of thick darkness, as darkness itself; a land of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness. the land of gloom like thick darkness, like deep shadow without any order, where light is as thick darkness.” to the land of deepest night, of utter darkness and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
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