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[a]Is it a pleasure for you to oppress,
    to spurn the work of your hands,
    and shine on the plan of the wicked?
Have you eyes of flesh?
    Do you see as mortals see?
Are your days like the days of a mortal,(A)
    and are your years like a human lifetime,

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Footnotes

  1. 10:3–12 These lines are a delicate mixture of sarcasm and prayer; Job “reminds” God, challenging the divine providence. Note the piteous tone of the final request in vv. 20–22.

Does it please you to oppress me,(A)
    to spurn the work of your hands,(B)
    while you smile on the plans of the wicked?(C)
Do you have eyes of flesh?
    Do you see as a mortal sees?(D)
Are your days like those of a mortal
    or your years like those of a strong man,(E)

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