Job 10:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 10:1

1 “My ^asoul loathes my life;
I will¹ give free course to my complaint,
^bI will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

2 I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Show me why You contend with me.

3 Does it seem good to You that You should oppress,
That You should despise the work of Your hands,
And smile on the counsel of the wicked?

4 Do You have eyes of flesh?
Or ^ado You see as man sees?

5 Are Your days like the days of a mortal man?
Are Your years like the days of a mighty man,

6 That You should seek for my iniquity
And search out my sin,

7 Although You know that I am not wicked,
And there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?

8 ‘Your^a hands have made me and fashioned me,
An intricate unity;
Yet You would ^bdestroy me.

9 Remember, I pray, ^athat You have made me like clay.
And will You turn me into dust again?

10 ^aDid You not pour me out like milk,
And curdle me like cheese,

11 Clothe me with skin and flesh,
And knit me together with bones and sinews?

12 You have granted me life and favor,
And Your care has preserved my spirit.

13 ‘And these things You have hidden in Your heart;
I know that this was with You:

14 If I sin, then ^aYou mark me,
And will not acquit me of my iniquity.

15 If I am wicked, ^awoe to me;
^bEven if I am righteous, I¹ cannot lift up my head.
I am full of disgrace;
^cSee my misery!

16 If my head is exalted,
^aYou hunt me like a fierce lion,
And again You show Yourself awesome against me.

17 You renew Your witnesses against me,
And increase Your indignation toward me;
Changes and war are ever with me.

18 ‘Why^a then have You brought me out of the womb?
Oh, that I had perished and no eye had seen me!

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

20 ^aAre not my days few?
Cease! ^bLeave me alone, that I may take a little comfort,

21 Before I go to the place from which I shall not return,
^aTo the land of darkness ^band the shadow of death,

22 A land as dark as darkness itself,
As the shadow of death, without any order,
Where even the light is like darkness.’ ”

Verse Comparison: Job 10:1

American Standard Version
My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Amplified® Bible
I AM weary of my life {and} loathe it! I will give free expression to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Contemporary English Version
I am sick of life! And from my deep despair, I complain to you, my God.

Darby English Version
My soul is weary of my life: I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Good News Bible
I am tired of living. Listen to my bitter complaint.

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

New American Standard Bible
"I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

New International Version
"I loathe my very life;
therefore I will give free rein to my complaint
and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.

New King James Version
“My soul loathes my life;
I will give free course to my complaint,
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Revised Standard Version
"I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Young's Literal Translation
My soul hath been weary of my life, I leave off my talking to myself, I speak in the bitterness of my soul.

New English Translation
“I¹ am weary² of my life; I will complain without restraint;³ I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.