Thematic Bible
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"I am disgusted with living, so I'm going to talk about my complaint freely. I'll speak out from the bitterness of my soul.
"Won't you keep me safe in the afterlife? Conceal me until your anger subsides. Set an appointment for me, then remember me.
"Who will grant my wish? I wish God would grant what I'm hoping for: that God would just be willing to crush me; that he would let loose and eliminate me! At least I could still take comfort and rejoice in unceasing anguish, for I didn't conceal what the Holy One has to say. read more.
"Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient?
"Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient?
"Men have harsh servitude on earth, do they not? His days are like those of a hired laborer, are they not? I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages. Truly I've been allotted months of emptiness; nights of trouble have been appointed for me.
I would rather die by strangulation than continue living. I hate the thought of living forever! Leave me alone, because my days are pointless."