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Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head, for I am full of shame and drowned in my affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If I am guilty, too bad for me; and even if I’m innocent, I can’t hold my head high, because I am filled with shame and misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If I am guilty, woe to me! If I am in the right, I cannot lift up my head, for I am filled with disgrace and look on my affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If I be wicked, woe unto me; and <i>if</i> I be righteous, <i>yet</i> will I not lift up my head. <i>I am</i> full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If I am wicked, woe to me; Even <i>if</i> I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head. <i>I am</i> full of disgrace; See my misery!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘If I am wicked, woe to me! But <i>if</i> I am righteous, I <i>dare</i> not lift up my head. <i>I am</i> full of shame, and conscious of my misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />If I am wicked, woe to me! And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head. I am sated with disgrace and conscious of my misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘If I am wicked, woe to me! And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head. <i>I am</i> sated with disgrace and conscious of my misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If I am wicked, woe to me! And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head. <i>I am</i> sated with disgrace—so see my misery!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘If I am wicked, woe to me [for judgment comes]! And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head. For I am sated <i>and</i> filled with disgrace and the sight of my misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I am wicked, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head. I am filled with shame and have drunk deeply of my affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I am wicked, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head. I am filled with shame and aware of my affliction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Guilty or innocent, I am condemned and ashamed because of my troubles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; being filled with ignominy and looking upon mine affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How terrible it will be for me if I'm guilty! Even if I'm righteous, I dare not lift up my head. I am filled with disgrace while I look on my misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As soon as I sin, I'm in trouble with you, but when I do right, I get no credit. I am miserable and covered with shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"'Woe to me if I'm guilty! If I'm innocent, I cannot lift my head, because I am filled with disgrace. Look at my affliction!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If I am guilty, woe to me, and if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head; I am full of shame, and satiated with my affliction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If I be wicked, woe to me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou my affliction;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If I am wicked, woe to me. If I am righteous, I still will not lift up my head, being filled with disgrace, and conscious of my affliction. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If I have done wickedly—woe to me, "" And righteously—I do not lift up my head, "" Full of shame—then see my affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If I have done wickedly -- woe to me, And righteously -- I lift not up my head, Full of shame -- then see my affliction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If I did evil, wo to me; and was I just, I shall not lift up my head, being filled with dishonor: and see thou mine affliction;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if I be wicked, woe unto me: and if just, I shall not lift up my head, being filled with affliction and misery. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And if I should be impious, woe to me, and if I should be just, I will not lift up my head, being drenched with affliction and misery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If I should be wicked, alas for me! even if righteous, I dare not hold up my head, sated with shame, drenched in affliction! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If I am wicked, woe to me! If I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head, for I am filled with disgrace and look upon my affliction.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If I be wicked, woe is me! and if I be righteous, still I cannot lift up my head. I have enough of reproach; I have seen my affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If I have sinned, woe to me! And if I am justified, I shall not lift my head. I am filled with disgrace and I have seen affliction!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head-- Being filled with ignominy And looking upon mine affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Or if I should be ungodly, woe is me: and if I should be righteous, I cannot lift myself up, for I am full of dishonour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/10-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1580" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/10.htm">Job's Plea to God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/7561.htm" title="7561: rā·ša‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be wicked, act wickedly. A primitive root; to be wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate.">I am guilty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/480.htm" title="480: ’al·lay (Interjection) -- Alas! woe! By reduplication from 'alah; alas!">woe</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to me!</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: wə·ṣā·ḏaq·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">And even if I am righteous,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: ’eś·śā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">lift</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">my head.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7649.htm" title="7649: śə·ḇa‘ (Adj-msc) -- Sated, satisfied, surfeited. From saba'; satiated.">I am full</a> <a href="/hebrew/7036.htm" title="7036: qā·lō·wn (N-ms) -- Ignominy, dishonor. From qalah; disgrace; the pudenda.">of shame</a> <a href="/hebrew/7202.htm" title="7202: ū·rə·’êh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Seeing. From ra'ah; seeing, i.e. Experiencing.">and aware of</a> <a href="/hebrew/6040.htm" title="6040: ‘ā·nə·yî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Affliction, poverty. From anah; depression, i.e. Misery.">my affliction.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-4.htm">Psalm 38:4</a></span><br />For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></span><br />Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-24.htm">Romans 7:24</a></span><br />What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Psalm 40:12</a></span><br />For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-9</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a></span><br />Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-5.htm">Psalm 69:5</a></span><br />You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-15.htm">1 Timothy 1:15</a></span><br />This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a></span><br />We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalm 32:5</a></span><br />Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a></span><br />God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If I be wicked, woe to me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see you my affliction;</p><p class="hdg">If I be wicked</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-7.htm">Job 10:7</a></b></br> Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and <i>there is</i> none that can deliver out of thine hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-29.htm">Job 9:29</a></b></br> <i>If</i> I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-7.htm">Job 27:7</a></b></br> Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.</p><p class="hdg">righteous</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-12.htm">Job 9:12,15,20,21</a></b></br> Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Isaiah 64:5,6</a></b></br> Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, <i>those that</i> remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/17-10.htm">Luke 17:10</a></b></br> So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.</p><p class="hdg">I am full</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-6.htm">Job 21:6</a></b></br> Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-15.htm">Job 23:15</a></b></br> Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.</p><p class="hdg">see</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a></b></br> And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which <i>are</i> in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Psalm 25:18</a></b></br> Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Psalm 119:153</a></b></br> RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/5-6.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Beholding</a> <a href="/esther/3-15.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-44.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/job/5-3.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-11.htm">Dare</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/job/10-7.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/job/3-22.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/job/10-1.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/10-7.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/job/2-7.htm">Head</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-8.htm">Ignominy</a> <a href="/job/9-28.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/job/9-18.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-13.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/job/9-20.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Sated</a> <a href="/job/8-22.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/job/9-29.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/8-6.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/job/10-7.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-8.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/30-16.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Beholding</a> <a href="/job/30-14.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/job/14-21.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/job/31-30.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/job/13-16.htm">Dare</a> <a href="/job/19-5.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/job/13-16.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/job/16-8.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/job/11-2.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/34-31.htm">Guilty</a> <a href="/job/10-16.htm">Head</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-3.htm">Ignominy</a> <a href="/job/11-4.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/job/11-15.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/job/11-16.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/job/12-25.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/job/12-4.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/78-30.htm">Sated</a> <a href="/job/11-3.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/job/11-16.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/12-4.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Job 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulates with God about his afflictions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-18.htm">He complains of life, and craves a little ease before death</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If I am guilty, woe to me!</b><br>In this phrase, Job acknowledges the dire consequences of guilt before God. The concept of guilt in the Old Testament is closely tied to sin and the need for atonement. Job's lament reflects the understanding that sin separates humanity from God, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a>. The expression "woe to me" is a common biblical lamentation, indicating deep distress and the expectation of divine judgment, similar to the woes pronounced by the prophets (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8-23</a>).<p><b>And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head.</b><br>Here, Job expresses the futility he feels even in his righteousness. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, lifting one's head was a sign of confidence and honor. Job's inability to do so, despite his righteousness, underscores his profound sense of humiliation and despair. This reflects the theme of human suffering and the mystery of divine justice, as Job grapples with the apparent disconnect between his integrity and his suffering. This tension is echoed in <a href="/psalms/44-17.htm">Psalm 44:17-19</a>, where the psalmist laments suffering despite faithfulness to God.<p><b>I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.</b><br>Job's statement reveals his acute awareness of his suffering and the shame it brings. In the historical context, affliction was often seen as a sign of divine disfavor or punishment, as seen in the friends' arguments throughout the book. Job's shame is not due to personal sin but rather the social stigma and personal anguish of his condition. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the righteous suffering unjustly, which finds its ultimate expression in the suffering of Jesus Christ, who bore shame and affliction on behalf of humanity (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's testing. Job's dialogue is ultimately directed towards God, seeking understanding and vindication.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are significant in the context of Job's discourse. They argue that Job's suffering must be due to his sin, which Job disputes.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of Job's account, a place of ancient origin, often associated with wisdom literature.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_affliction.htm">Suffering and Affliction</a></b><br>Central themes in the Book of Job, representing the trials and tribulations that Job endures.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is a part of the human experience, and even the righteous may endure it without clear reasons.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_burden_of_shame.htm">The Burden of Shame</a></b><br>Shame can weigh heavily on individuals, whether or not they are guilty. It is important to seek God's perspective and grace in such times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_quest_for_vindication.htm">The Quest for Vindication</a></b><br>Like Job, believers may seek vindication and understanding from God. It is crucial to maintain faith and integrity during trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>Job's friends play a significant role in his account, reminding us of the impact of community in times of suffering. Support and empathy are vital.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite not understanding his suffering, Job ultimately trusts in God's sovereignty. Believers are encouraged to do the same, trusting that God has a purpose beyond our understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_there_suffering_in_job.htm">What is the purpose of suffering in the Book of Job?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_16_7-8_align_with_a_just_god.htm">In Job 16:7-8, how can Job's physical suffering be reconciled with a compassionate God who supposedly protects the righteous?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_eliphaz_cite_elders'_wisdom.htm">In Job 15:10, why does Eliphaz appeal to the wisdom of elders without any clear historical or archaeological evidence supporting such a preserved tradition?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_unjust_suffering.htm">Proverbs 17:15 declares it detestable to acquit the guilty or condemn the innocent. Why, then, do biblical narratives sometimes show God allowing what appears to be unjust suffering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If I be wicked, woe unto me!</span> If, on the whole, this record of my sins be such that I am pronounced guilty before God, then I accept my doom. Woe unto me! I must submit to suffer. And if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. If, on the contrary, it be admitted that I have not sinned so grievously as to be pronounced unrighteous, even then I will not beast; I will not exalt myself; I will not hold up my head as if I were sinless. I am full of confusion. This clause should not be separated from the last. The sense runs on: "I will not lift up my head (being, as I am), full of confusion," or "of shame," through consciousness of my own imperfections (see the Revised Version). <span class="cmt_word">Therefore see thou mine affliction</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and seeing my afflictions.</span> The sense given in the Authorized Version is maintained by Rosenmuller, De Wette, Stanley Leathes, and Merx, and defended by Canon Cook; but opposed by Schultens, Professor Lee, and our Revisers. If we accept the views of these last, the whole passage will run thus: "If I be [pronounced] wicked, woe unto reel but if righteous, yet will I not lift up my head, being [as I am] full of confusion, and seeing my afflictions." Job still views his afflictions as signs of God's disfavour, and therefore proofs of his sinfulness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/10-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I am guilty,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשַׁ֡עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ša‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7561.htm">Strong's 7561: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, wrong, to disturb, violate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">woe</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלְלַ֬י</span> <span class="translit">(’al·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_480.htm">Strong's 480: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alas! woe!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me!</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">And even if I am righteous,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭צָדַקְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣā·ḏaq·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6663.htm">Strong's 6663: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be just or righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lift</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶשָּׂ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(’eś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my head.</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאשִׁ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(rō·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[I am] full</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂבַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(śə·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of shame</span><br /><span class="heb">קָ֝ל֗וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(qā·lō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7036.htm">Strong's 7036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and aware of</span><br /><span class="heb">וּרְאֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·rə·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my affliction.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָנְיִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nə·yî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6040.htm">Strong's 6040: </a> </span><span class="str2">Affliction, poverty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/10-15.htm">OT Poetry: Job 10:15 If I am wicked woe to me (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/10-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 10:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 10:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/10-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 10:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 10:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>