KJV ORIGINAL
As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
As for me, am I complaining to people? And if I were, wouldn't I have good reason to be deeply upset?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is saying that his complaint isn't directed at people but at God, and he has every right to feel deeply troubled about his situation.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his friend Zophar's accusation that he talks too much and should be ashamed. In the ancient Near East, it was considered appropriate to bring complaints directly to God rather than just to people. Job is defending his right to express his anguish about his suffering to God himself.
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