Job 10:2–9

I will say to God, Do not condemn me;

let me know why you contend against me.

Does it seem good to you to oppress,

to despise the work of your hands

and favor the designs of the wicked?

Have you eyes of flesh?

Do you see as man sees?

Are your days as the days of man,

or your years as a man’s years,

that you seek out my iniquity

and search for my sin,

although you know that I am not guilty,

and there is none to deliver out of your hand?

Your hands fashioned and made me,

and now you have destroyed me altogether.

Remember that you have made me like clay;

and will you return me to the dust?

I say to God: Do not declare me guilty,

but tell me what charges you have against me.

Does it please you to oppress me,

to spurn the work of your hands,

while you smile on the plans of the wicked?

Do you have eyes of flesh?

Do you see as a mortal sees?

Are your days like those of a mortal

or your years like those of a strong man,

that you must search out my faults

and probe after my sin—

though you know that I am not guilty

and that no one can rescue me from your hand?

“Your hands shaped me and made me.

Will you now turn and destroy me?

Remember that you molded me like clay.

Will you now turn me to dust again?

I will say to God,

“Do not declare me guilty!

Let me know why you prosecute me.

Is it good for you to oppress,

to reject the work of your hands,

and favor the plans of the wicked?

Do you have eyes of flesh,

or do you see as a human sees?

Are your days like those of a human,

or your years like those of a man,

that you look for my iniquity

and search for my sin,

even though you know that I am not wicked

and that there is no one who can rescue from your power?

“Your hands shaped me and formed me.

Will you now turn and destroy me?

Please remember that you formed me like clay.

Will you now return me to dust?

I will say to God, ‘Don’t simply condemn me—

tell me the charge you are bringing against me.

What do you gain by oppressing me?

Why do you reject me, the work of your own hands,

while smiling on the schemes of the wicked?

Are your eyes like those of a human?

Do you see things only as people see them?

Is your lifetime only as long as ours?

Is your life so short

that you must quickly probe for my guilt

and search for my sin?

Although you know I am not guilty,

no one can rescue me from your hands.

“ ‘You formed me with your hands; you made me,

yet now you completely destroy me.

Remember that you made me from dust—

will you turn me back to dust so soon?

I will say to God, ‘You should not condemn me;

let me know why you contend against me.

Is it good for you that you oppress,

that you despise the labor of your hands,

and you smile over the schemes of the wicked?

Do you have eyes of flesh?

Or do you see as human beings see?

Are your days as the days of human beings,

or your years as the days of man,

that you seek out my iniquity,

and you search for my sin

because of your knowledge that I am not guilty,

and there is no escaping from your hand?

Your hands fashioned me and made me altogether,

then you destroyed me.

Please remember that you made me like clay,

but you turn me into dust again?

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me;

Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress,

That thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands,

And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Hast thou eyes of flesh?

Or seest thou as man seeth?

Are thy days as the days of man?

Are thy years as man’s days,

That thou inquirest after mine iniquity,

And searchest after my sin?

Thou knowest that I am not wicked;

And there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.

Thine hands have made me and fashioned me

Together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.

Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay;

And wilt thou bring me into dust again?