20 “Why is light given to those in misery,
    and life to the bitter of soul,(A)

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20 “Why(A) is light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the (B)bitter of soul,

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11 “Therefore I will not keep silent;(A)
    I will speak out in the anguish(B) of my spirit,
    I will complain(C) in the bitterness of my soul.(D)

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11 “Therefore I will (A)not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will (B)complain in the bitterness of my soul.

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10 “I loathe my very life;(A)
    therefore I will give free rein to my complaint
    and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.(B)

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Job: I Would Plead with God

10 “My (A)soul loathes my life;
I will [a]give free course to my complaint,
(B)I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

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  1. Job 10:1 Lit. leave on myself

25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,(A)
    never having enjoyed anything good.

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25 Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul,
Never having eaten with pleasure.

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“Even today my complaint(A) is bitter;(B)
    his hand[a] is heavy in spite of[b] my groaning.(C)

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  1. Job 23:2 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew / the hand on me
  2. Job 23:2 Or heavy on me in

“Even today my (A)complaint is bitter;
[a]My hand is listless because of my groaning.

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  1. Job 23:2 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX, Syr. His

“As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,(A)
    the Almighty,(B) who has made my life bitter,(C)

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As God lives, (A)who has taken away my justice,
And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

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15 But what can I say?(A)
    He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this.(B)
I will walk humbly(C) all my years
    because of this anguish of my soul.(D)

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15 “What shall I say?
[a]He has both spoken to me,
And He Himself has done it.
I shall walk carefully all my years
(A)In the bitterness of my soul.

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  1. Isaiah 38:15 So with MT, Vg.; DSS, Tg. And shall I say to Him; LXX omits first half of this verse

18 Why did I ever come out of the womb(A)
    to see trouble(B) and sorrow
    and to end my days in shame?(C)

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18 (A)Why did I come forth from the womb to (B)see [a]labor and sorrow,
That my days should be consumed with shame?

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  1. Jeremiah 20:18 toil