‘Your hands shaped me and formed me. Will you now turn and destroy me?
Job 10:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Is it good for you to oppress, to reject the work of your hands, and favour the plans of the wicked? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Does it seem good to You that You should oppress, that You should despise and reject the work of Your hands, and favor the schemes of the wicked? American Standard Version (1901) Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked? Common English Bible Does it seem good to you that you oppress me, that you reject the work of your hands and cause the purpose of sinners to shine? Catholic Public Domain Version Does it seem good to you, if you find fault with me and oppress me, the work of your own hands, and assist the counsel of the impious? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Doth it seem good to thee that thou shouldst calumniate me, and oppress me, the work of thy own hands, and help the counsel of the wicked? |
‘Your hands shaped me and formed me. Will you now turn and destroy me?
You would call, and I would answer you. You would long for the work of your hands.
as you turn your anger against God and allow such words to leave your mouth?
then understand that it is God who has wronged me and caught me in his net.
But their prosperity is not of their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
But it was he who filled their houses with good things. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
As God lives, who has deprived me of justice, and the Almighty who has made me bitter,
You have turned against me with cruelty; you harass me with your strong hand.
Did not the one who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same God form us both in the womb?
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who argues with God give an answer.
Would you really challenge my justice? Would you declare me guilty to justify yourself?
Look, God does not reject a person of integrity, and he will not support evildoers.
It is all the same. Therefore I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
The earth is handed over to the wicked; he blindfolds its judges. If it isn’t he, then who is it?
Yet Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we all are the work of your hands.
So then, let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust themselves to a faithful Creator while doing what is good.