1“I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. (Nu 11:15; 1Ki 19:4; Job 7:11; Job 7:16; Job 9:21; Job 21:4; Job 23:2)2I will say to God, Do not condemn me; let me know why you contend against me. (Job 9:3; Job 9:29)3Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the designs of the wicked? (Job 9:24; Job 13:9; Job 14:15; Ps 89:38; Ps 138:8; Isa 64:8)4Have you eyes of flesh? Do you see as man sees? (1Sa 16:7; Joh 8:15)5Are your days as the days of man, or your years as a man’s years, (Job 36:26; Ps 77:10; Ps 90:4; 2Pe 3:8)6that you seek out my iniquity and search for my sin, (Job 14:16)7although you know that I am not guilty, and there is none to deliver out of your hand? (De 32:39; Job 2:3; Job 2:9; Isa 43:13)8Your hands fashioned and made me, and now you have destroyed me altogether. (Ps 119:73)9Remember that you have made me like clay; and will you return me to the dust? (Ge 2:7; Ge 3:19; Job 4:17; Job 34:15; Ps 146:4; Ec 12:7)10Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese?11You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.12You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit.13Yet these things you hid in your heart; I know that this was your purpose. (Job 23:14; Job 27:11)14If I sin, you watch me and do not acquit me of my iniquity. (Job 9:28; Job 13:27; Job 33:11; Ps 130:3)15If 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. (Job 9:15; Ps 25:18; Isa 3:11)16And were my head lifted up,[1] you would hunt me like a lion and again work wonders against me. (Job 5:9; Job 28:8; Isa 38:13; Ho 5:14; Ho 13:7)17You renew your witnesses against me and increase your vexation toward me; you bring fresh troops against me. (Ru 1:21; Job 16:8; Job 19:12)18“Why did you bring me out from the womb? Would that I had died before any eye had seen me (Job 3:3; Job 3:11)19and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave. (Ob 1:16)20Are not my days few? Then cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a little cheer (Job 7:16; Job 9:27; Job 14:1; Ps 39:13)21before I go—and I shall not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow, (2Sa 12:23; Job 3:5; Job 16:22; Job 30:26; Ps 88:12)22the land of gloom like thick darkness, like deep shadow without any order, where light is as thick darkness.”
Job 10
New International Version
from Biblica1‘I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.2I say to God: do not declare me guilty, but tell me what charges you have against me.3Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans of the wicked?4Do you have eyes of flesh? Do you see as a mortal sees?5Are your days like those of a mortal or your years like those of a strong man,6that you must search out my faults and probe after my sin –7though you know that I am not guilty and that no-one can rescue me from your hand?8‘Your hands shaped me and made me. Will you now turn and destroy me?9Remember that you moulded me like clay. Will you now turn me to dust again?10Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese,11clothe me with skin and flesh and knit me together with bones and sinews?12You gave me life and showed me kindness, and in your providence watched over my spirit.13‘But this is what you concealed in your heart, and I know that this was in your mind:14if I sinned, you would be watching me and would not let my offence go unpunished.15If 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[1] my affliction.16If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion and again display your awesome power against me.17You bring new witnesses against me and increase your anger towards me; your forces come against me wave upon wave.18‘Why then did you bring me out of the womb? I wish I had died before any eye saw me.19If only I had never come into being, or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!20Are not my few days almost over? Turn away from me so that I can have a moment’s joy21before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and utter darkness,22to the land of deepest night, of utter darkness and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.’
Job 10
New International Reader’s Version
from Biblica1‘I’m sick of living. So I’ll talk openly about my problems. I’ll speak out because my spirit is bitter.2I say to God, “Don’t find me guilty. Instead, tell me what charges you are bringing against me.3Does it make you happy when you crush me? Does it please you to turn your back on what you have made? While you do those things, you smile on the plans of sinful people!4You don’t have human eyes. You don’t see as people see.5Your days aren’t like the days of a mere human being. Your years aren’t even like the years of a strong man.6So you search for my mistakes. You look for my sin.7You already know I’m not guilty. No one can save me from your power.8‘ “Your hands shaped me and made me. So are you going to destroy me now?9Remember, you moulded me like clay. So are you going to turn me back into dust?10Didn’t you pour me out like milk? Didn’t you form me like cheese?11Didn’t you put skin and flesh on me? Didn’t you sew me together with bones and muscles?12You gave me life. You were kind to me. You took good care of me. You watched over me.13‘ “But here’s what you hid in your heart. Here’s what you had on your mind.14If I sinned, you would be watching me. You wouldn’t let me go without punishing me.15If I were guilty, how terrible that would be for me! Even if I haven’t sinned, I can’t be proud of what I’ve done. That’s because I’m so full of shame. I’m drowning in my suffering.16If I become proud, you hunt me down like a lion. You show your mighty power against me.17You bring new witnesses against me. You become more and more angry with me. You use your power against me again and again.18‘ “Why did you bring me out of my mother’s body? I wish I had died before anyone saw me.19I wish I’d never been born! I wish I’d been carried straight from my mother’s body to the grave!20Aren’t my few days almost over? Leave me so I can have a moment of joy.21Turn away before I go to the place I can’t return from. It’s the land of gloom and total darkness.22It’s the land of darkest night and total darkness and disorder. There even the light is like darkness.” ’
Job 10
King James Version
1My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.3Is 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?4Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?5Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man' days,6That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?7Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.8Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?10Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?11Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.12Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.13And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee.14If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.15If 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 thou mine affliction;16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.17Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.18Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!19I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.20Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,21Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;22A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
1Zum Ekel ist mein Leben mir geworden, / ich lasse meiner Klage freien Lauf, / reden will ich in meiner Seele Bitternis. (Pr 29:11)2Ich sage zu Gott: Sprich mich nicht schuldig, / lass mich wissen, warum du mich befehdest!3Was hast du davon, dass du Gewalt verübst, / dass du die Mühsal deiner Hände verwirfst, / doch über dem Plan der Frevler aufstrahlst?4Hast du die Augen eines Sterblichen, / siehst du, wie Menschen sehen? (1Sa 16:7)5Sind Menschentagen deine Tage gleich / und deine Jahre wie des Mannes Tage,6dass du Schuld an mir suchst, / nach meiner Sünde fahndest,7obwohl du weißt, dass ich nicht schuldig bin / und dass keiner retten kann aus deiner Hand? (Job 33:9)8Deine Hände haben mich gebildet, mich gemacht; / dann hast du dich umgedreht und mich vernichtet.[1] (Ge 2:7)9Denk doch daran, wie Ton hast du mich gemacht / und zu Staub lässt du mich zurückkehren.10Hast du mich nicht ausgegossen wie Milch, / wie Käse mich gerinnen lassen? (Ps 139:13)11Mit Haut und Fleisch hast du mich umkleidet, / mit Knochen und Sehnen mich durchflochten.12Leben und Huld hast du mir verliehen, / deine Obhut schützte meinen Geist.13Doch verbirgst du dies in deinem Herzen; / ich weiß, das hattest du im Sinn.14Sündige ich, wirst du mich bewachen, / mich nicht freisprechen von meiner Schuld.15Wenn ich schuldig würde, dann wehe mir! / Aber selbst wenn ich im Recht wäre, dürfte ich mein Haupt nicht erheben, / bin gesättigt mit Schmach und geplagt mit Kummer.[2]16Erhebe ich es doch, jagst du mich wie ein Löwe / und erweist dich wieder wunderbar an mir. (Isa 38:13)17Neue Zeugen bietest du gegen mich auf, / häufst deinen Unwillen auf mich, / immer neue Heere führst du mir entgegen.18Warum ließest du mich aus dem Mutterschoß kommen, / warum verschied ich nicht, ehe mich ein Auge sah? (Job 3:11; Ec 4:2)19Wie nie gewesen wäre ich dann, / vom Mutterleib zum Grab getragen.20Sind wenig nicht die Tage meines Lebens? / Lass ab von mir, damit ich ein wenig heiter blicken kann,[3] (Job 7:7; Job 14:1; Ps 39:14)21bevor ich fortgehe ohne Wiederkehr / ins Land der Finsternis und des Todesschattens, (Job 16:22; Ps 49:20)22ins Land, so dunkel wie die Nacht, / wo Todesschatten herrscht und keine Ordnung, / und wenn es leuchtet, ist es wie die Nacht.