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I will say to God:
“Do not declare me guilty!
Let me know why You prosecute me.
3 “Do not declare me guilty!
Let me know why You prosecute me.
Is it good for You to oppress,
to reject the work of Your hands,
and favor(a) the plans of the wicked?
4 to reject the work of Your hands,
and favor(a) the plans of the wicked?
Do You have eyes of flesh,
or do You see as a human sees?
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7 or do You see as a human sees?
even though You know that I am not wicked
and that there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?
and that there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?
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“Your hands shaped me and formed me.
Will You now turn and destroy me?
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10 Will You now turn and destroy me?
Did You not pour me out like milk
and curdle me like cheese?
11 and curdle me like cheese?
You clothed me with skin and flesh,
and wove me together with bones and tendons.
12 and wove me together with bones and tendons.
You gave me life and faithful love,
and Your care has guarded my life.
and Your care has guarded my life.
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If I am wicked, woe to me!
And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head.
I am filled with shame
and aware of my affliction.(F)
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17 And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head.
I am filled with shame
and aware of my affliction.(F)
You produce new witnesses(e) against me
and multiply Your anger toward me.
Hardships assault me, wave after wave.(f)
and multiply Your anger toward me.
Hardships assault me, wave after wave.(f)
Footnotes:
a.
Job 10:3: Lit shine on
b.
Job 10:13: Lit was with You
c.
Job 10:14: Lit notice me
d.
Job 10:16: Lit If he lifts up
e.
Job 10:17: Or You bring fresh troops
f.
Job 10:17: Lit Changes and a host are with me
g.
Job 10:19: Lit As if
h.
Job 10:20: Alt Hb tradition reads Will He not leave my few days alone?
i.
Job 10:22: Lit chaotic, and shines as