Job 10:1-10

1 Mon âme est dégoûtée de la vie! Je donnerai cours à ma plainte, Je parlerai dans l'amertume de mon âme.

2 Je dis à Dieu: Ne me condamne pas! Fais-moi savoir pourquoi tu me prends à partie!

3 Te paraît-il bien de maltraiter, De repousser l'ouvrage de tes mains, Et de faire briller ta faveur sur le conseil des méchants?

4 As-tu des yeux de chair, Vois-tu comme voit un homme?

5 Tes jours sont-ils comme les jours de l'homme, Et tes années comme ses années,

6 Pour que tu recherches mon iniquité, Pour que tu t'enquières de mon péché,

7 Sachant bien que je ne suis pas coupable, Et que nul ne peut me délivrer de ta main?

8 Tes mains m'ont formé, elles m'ont créé, Elles m'ont fait tout entier... Et tu me détruirais!

9 Souviens-toi que tu m'as façonné comme de l'argile; Voudrais-tu de nouveau me réduire en poussière?

10 Ne m'as-tu pas coulé comme du lait? Ne m'as-tu pas caillé comme du fromage?

Job 10:1-10 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.