Giobbe 10:4-14

4 Hai tu occhi di carne? Vedi tu come vede l’uomo?

5 Sono i tuoi giorni come i giorni dell’uomo mortale? Sono i tuoi anni come l’età umana?

6 Che tu faccia inchiesta della mia iniquità, E prenda informazione del mio peccato?

7 A te si appartiene di conoscere che io non son reo; E non vi è niuno che riscuota dalla tua mano.

8 Le tue mani mi hanno formato e composto; E tu mi distruggi tutto quanto d’ogn’intorno.

9 Deh! ricordati che tu mi hai formato come dell’argilla; E tu mi fai ritornare in polvere.

10 Non mi hai tu colato come latte, E fatto rappigliar come un cacio?

11 Tu mi hai vestito di pelle e di carne E mi hai contesto d’ossa e di nervi.

12 Tu mi hai data la vita, ed hai usata benignità inverso me; E la tua cura ha guardato lo spirito mio.

13 E pur tu avevi riposte queste cose nel cuor tuo; Io conosco che questo era appo te.

14 Se io ho peccato, tu mi hai notato, E non mi hai assolto della mia iniquità.

Giobbe 10:4-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 10

Job here declares the greatness of his afflictions, which made him weary of his life, and could not help complaining; entreats the Lord not to condemn him but show him the reason of his thus dealing with him, Job 10:1,2; and expostulates with him about it, and suggests as if it was severe, and not easily reconciled to his perfections, when he knew he was not a wicked man, Job 10:3-7; he puts him in mind of his formation and preservation of him, and after all destroyed him, Job 10:8-12; and represents his case as very distressed; whether he was wicked or righteous it mattered not, his afflictions were increasing upon him, Job 10:13-17; and all this he observes, in order to justify his eager desire after death, which he renews, Job 10:18,19; and entreats, since his days he had to live were but few, that God would give him some respite before he went into another state, which he describes, Job 10:20-22.