Job 21:4
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“As for me, is my complaint to man? And if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?
“As for me, is my complaint to man or about him? And why should I not be impatient and my spirit troubled?
As for me, is my complaint to man or of him? And why should I not be impatient and my spirit be troubled?
As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
As for me, is my complaint against a human being? Then why shouldn’t I be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint against a human being? Then why shouldn’t I be impatient?
Are my complaints against another human; why is my patience short?
“As for me, is my complaint merely to other people? Don’t I have grounds for being short-tempered?
My complaint is against God; that's why I am impatient.
As for me, is my complaint to a man? or wherefore should not my spirit be impatient?
Is my debate against man, that I should not have just reason to be troubled?
“My complaint is not against people. There is a good reason why I am not patient.
It is not people that I want to argue with. So I have good reason to be upset.
Is my complaint against a man? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint against man? Why should I not be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint against man? Why should I not be impatient?
“My complaint is not just against people; I have reason to be impatient.
Do I direct my talk to man? If it were so, how should not my spirit be troubled?
Am I complaining about a person? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?
My quarrel is not with mortals; I have good reason to be impatient.
As for me, is my complaint against a man? Then why shouldn’t I be impatient?
“My complaint is not just against people. I have reason to be impatient.
After all, isn’t my complaint against a human being? If so, why shouldn’t I be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint to man? And if so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
As for me, is my musing to man? And why should I not be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint for human beings? And if so, why cannot I be impatient?
“I am complaining about God, not man; no wonder my spirit is so troubled.
“It’s not you I’m complaining to—it’s God. Is it any wonder I’m getting fed up with his silence? Take a good look at me. Aren’t you appalled by what’s happened? No! Don’t say anything. I can do without your comments. When I look back, I go into shock, my body is racked with spasms. Why do the wicked have it so good, live to a ripe old age and get rich? They get to see their children succeed, get to watch and enjoy their grandchildren. Their homes are peaceful and free from fear; they never experience God’s disciplining rod. Their bulls breed with great vigor and their cows calve without fail. They send their children out to play and watch them frolic like spring lambs. They make music with fiddles and flutes, have good times singing and dancing. They have a long life on easy street, and die painlessly in their sleep. They say to God, ‘Get lost! We’ve no interest in you or your ways. Why should we have dealings with God Almighty? What’s there in it for us?’ But they’re wrong, dead wrong—they’re not gods. It’s beyond me how they can carry on like this!
“As for me, is my complaint against man? And if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
Am I complaining about a person? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?
Is my complaint toward any human being? Why should I not be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint to a mortal? Or why should I not be impatient?
“As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?
“Is my complaint limited to my fellow men? Do I not have good reason to be impatient?
“My complaint is not just against people; I have reason to be impatient.
Is my complaint against a man? If so, why should I not be impatient?
“I’m not arguing with mere human beings. So why shouldn’t I be angry and uneasy?
“Is my complaint directed to a human being? Why should I not be impatient?
‘Is my complaint directed to a human being? Why should I not be impatient?
“As for me, is my complaint against man? And if it were, why should I not be impatient?
As for me, am I complaining against man? Why should my spirit not be troubled?
“My complaint is with God, not with people. I have good reason to be so impatient.
As for me, is my complaint addressed to mortals? Why should I not be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint addressed to mortals? Why should I not be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint addressed to mortals? Why should I not be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint addressed to mortals? Why should I not be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint to adam (mortals)? Or why should my ruach not become impatient?
“Is my complaint to man? If it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
As for me, is my complaint against man? Why should I not be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint against man? Why should I not be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint against man? If so, why should I not be impatient?
Is my complaint addressed to humanity, or has it ever been? Why shouldn’t I, by this point, be impatient with all of this?
As for me, is my complaint to man? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?
Whether my disputing is against man, that skillfully I ought not to be [made] sorry? (Is my disputing against man? have I not good cause, or a good reason, to be impatient?)
I -- to man [is] my complaint? and if [so], wherefore May not my temper become short?
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