Job finishes his opening lament by saying there is no reason for him to continue with life. He cannot participate in normal life (symbolized in v. 24 by eating) and finds no resolution or closure anywhere (v. 26; the triple negative is especially affecting).31 The last word of the verse, usually translated ‘trouble’ or ‘turmoil’, is more troubling than either, for it often refers to the waters of chaos (Exod. 15:10; Pss 29:3; 93:4; Isa. 17:12–13; Hab. 3:2, 16). Chaos has entered Job, and he has entered