Then each man said to his brother, “We’re truly guilty for our brother. We saw the distress of his soul when he begged us for mercy, but we didn’t listen. That’s why this distress has come to us.”
Job 7:11 - Tree of Life Version “So I will not keep silent; I will speak in the distress of my spirit, I will complain in bitterness of soul. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul [O Lord]! American Standard Version (1901) Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Common English Bible But I won’t keep quiet; I will speak in the adversity of my spirit, groan in the bitterness of my life. Catholic Public Domain Version And because of this, I will not restrain my mouth. I will speak in the affliction of my spirit. I will converse from the bitterness of my soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore I will not spare my month, I will speak in the affliction of my spirit: I will talk with the bitterness of my soul. |
Then each man said to his brother, “We’re truly guilty for our brother. We saw the distress of his soul when he begged us for mercy, but we didn’t listen. That’s why this distress has come to us.”
“I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak out of the bitterness of my soul.
If I am guilty, woe to me! Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and conscious of my affliction.
“Yet, if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I refrain, does it not go away from me?
Yet another dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted goodness.
“Even today my complaint is rebellious; His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
Be careful, do not turn to iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
Do you intend to correct my words, and treat the words of a despairing man as wind?
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face and be cheerful,’
So I became utterly speechless, kept silent even from good, but my anguish was stirred up.
I delight to do Your will, O my God. Yes, Your Torah is within my being.”
What should I say? For He has spoken to me— He Himself has done it! I will wander about all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
Behold, it was for my own shalom that I had great bitterness. You have loved my soul out of the Pit of destruction! For You have flung all my sins behind Your back.
And in His anguish, He was praying fervently; and His sweat was like drops of blood falling down on the ground.
For out of much distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears—not to make you sorrowful, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.