Job 10:10-20

10 nonne sicut lac mulsisti me et sicut caseum me coagulasti

11 pelle et carnibus vestisti me et ossibus et nervis conpegisti me

12 vitam et misericordiam tribuisti mihi et visitatio tua custodivit spiritum meum

13 licet haec celes in corde tuo tamen scio quia universorum memineris

14 si peccavi et ad horam pepercisti mihi cur ab iniquitate mea mundum me esse non pateris

15 et si impius fuero vae mihi est et si iustus non levabo caput saturatus adflictione et miseria

16 et propter superbiam quasi leaenam capies me reversusque mirabiliter me crucias

17 instauras testes tuos contra me et multiplicas iram tuam adversum me et poenae militant in me

18 quare de vulva eduxisti me qui utinam consumptus essem ne oculus me videret

19 fuissem quasi qui non essem de utero translatus ad tumulum

20 numquid non paucitas dierum meorum finietur brevi dimitte ergo me ut plangam paululum dolorem meum

Job 10:10-20 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.