Job 10:1-10

1 Mon âme a pris en dégoût la vie; je laisserai aller ma plainte, je parlerai dans l'amertume de mon âme.

2 Je dirai à Dieu: Ne me condamne point; fais-moi savoir pourquoi tu me prends à partie.

3 Peux-tu te plaire à accabler, à repousser l'œuvre de tes mains, et à éclairer les desseins des méchants?

4 As-tu des yeux de chair? Vois-tu comme voient les mortels?

5 Tes jours sont-ils comme les jours des mortels? Tes années sont-elles comme les jours des humains?

6 Pour que tu fasses la recherche de mon iniquité et l'enquête de mon péché,

7 Quoique tu saches que je ne suis pas coupable, et que nul ne peut me délivrer de ta main.

8 Tes mains m'ont formé et m'ont fait tout entier. Et tu me détruirais!

9 Souviens-toi donc que tu m'as formé comme de l'argile, et tu me ferais rentrer dans la poussière!

10 Ne m'as-tu pas coulé comme du lait, et caillé comme un 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.