Job 10:1-11

1 "I hate my life, so I will complain without holding back; I will speak because I am so unhappy.

2 I will say to God: Do not hold me guilty, but tell me what you have against me.

3 Does it make you happy to trouble me? Don't you care about me, the work of your hands? Are you happy with the plans of evil people?

4 Do you have human eyes that see as we see?

5 Are your days like the days of humans, and your years like our years?

6 You look for the evil I have done and search for my sin.

7 You know I am not guilty, but no one can save me from your power.

8 "Your hands shaped and made me. Do you now turn around and destroy me?

9 Remember that you molded me like a piece of clay. Will you now turn me back into dust?

10 You formed me inside my mother like cheese formed from milk.

11 You dressed me with skin and flesh; you sewed me together with bones and muscles.

Job 10:1-11 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.