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Job’s Plea to God

Job 10:3

In 11 translations

BSB
Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
KJV
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?work: Heb. labour
WEB
Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile on the counsel of the wicked?
ASV
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?
LSV
Is it good for You that You oppress? That You despise the labor of Your hands, || And shine on the counsel of the wicked?
YLT
Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone?
DBY
Doth it please thee to oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
DRC
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?
GNV
Thinkest thou it good to oppresse me, and to cast off the labour of thine handes, and to fauour the counsel of the wicked?
JPS
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?
LXXE
Is it good before thee if I be unrighteous? for thou hast disowned the work of thy hands, and attended to the counsel of the ungodly.

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Original-language editions

WLC
הֲט֤וֹב לְךָ֨ ׀ כִּֽי־תַעֲשֹׁ֗ק כִּֽי־תִ֭מְאַס יְגִ֣יעַ כַּפֶּ֑יךָ וְעַל־עֲצַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים הוֹפָֽעְתָּ׃
LXX-Br
Ἢ καλόν σοι ἐὰν ἀδικήσω; ὅτι ἀπείπω ἔργα χειρῶν σου, βουλῇ δὲ ἀσεβῶν προσέσχες.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 64:8But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.
  • Job 14:15You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.
  • Psalms 138:8The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.
  • Jeremiah 12:1–3Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? You planted them, and they have…
  • 1 Peter 4:19So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
  • Job 36:17–18But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you. Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
  • Job 8:20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
  • Job 40:8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
  • Job 36:7–9He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction, then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly…
  • Job 34:18–19who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’ who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
  • Job 9:24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
  • Job 22:18But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
  • Psalms 69:33For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.
  • Lamentations 3:2–18He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long. He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones. He has besieged me and…
  • Job 21:16Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
  • Job 40:2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

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