Job 16:9-17 - Job Describes What God Has Done To Him

⁹ His anger tears me in his persistent resentment against me; he gnashes his teeth at me. My adversary glares at me. ¹⁰ People gaped at me with mouths wide open; they slap me in their scorn and gather together against me. ¹¹ God has delivered me over to the ungodly, throwing me into the control of the wicked. ¹² "He tore me apart when I was at ease; grabbing me by my neck, he shook me to pieces then he really made me his target. ¹³ His archers surround me, slashing open my kidneys without pity; he pours out my gall on the ground. ¹⁴ Attack follows attack as he breaks through my defenses! He runs over me like a mighty warrior.

¹⁵ "I've even sewn sackcloth directly to my skin; I've buried my strength in the dust. ¹⁶ My face is red from my tears, and dark shadows encircle my eyelids, ¹⁷ even though violence is not my intention, and my prayer is pure."