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If I am wicked, woe to me. If I am righteous, I still shall not lift up my head, Being filled with disgrace, And conscious of my affliction.
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A Hopeless Dilemma
Job expresses a profound sense of hopelessness. Commentators explain that he feels trapped: if he is wicked, he deserves punishment; but even if he is righteous, his suffering is so great and God's treatment so severe that he feels ashamed and cannot find confidence or joy. It's a state of complete perplexity where either path leads to misery.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
If I be wicked, woe unto me - The meaning of this in this connection is, “I am full of perplexity and sorrow. Whether I am wicked o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If I be wicked, woe is me In this world, and to all eternity; afflictions will abide me here, and everlasting wrath …
Job did not deny that as a sinner he deserved his sufferings; but he thought that justice was executed upon him with peculiar rigor. His gloom, unb…
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13th Century
Catholic
Previously, Job sought the cause of his punishment by assuming he was innocent. Now, he proceeds to ask whether he is being punished because he is …
