King James Version

Job 10:15

If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…רָשַׁ֡עְתִּיrashatibe wickedרָשַׁעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be wicked”, a completed actionH7561to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violatecondemn, make trouble, vex, be (commit, deal, depart, do) wicked(-ly, -ness).אַלְלַ֬יallaywoeאַלְלַיparticle, interjection — “woe”H480alas!woe.לִ֗יlitoלִ֗יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toוְ֭צָדַקְתִּיvetsadaqtiand cleanseצָדַקconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and cleanse”, a completed action in a sequenceH6663to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֶשָּׂ֣אesalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…רֹאשִׁ֑יroshiheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.שְׂבַ֥עsevafullשָׂבֵעַadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “full”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7649satiated (in a pleasant or disagreeable sense)full (of), satisfied (with).קָ֝ל֗וֹןqalonconfusionקָלוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “confusion”, the ordinary formH7036disgrace; (by implication) the pudendaconfusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.וּרְאֵ֥הureehand seeרָאֶהconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and see”, a commandH7202seeing, i.e. experiencingsee.עָנְיִֽיaneyiafflictedעֳנִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “afflicted”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6040depression, i.e. miseryafflicted(-ion), trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

If I have done wickedly — woe to me, And righteously — I lift not up my head, Full of shame — then see my affliction,

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

If I were wicked, woe unto me! and righteous, I will not lift up my head, being [so] full of shame, and beholding mine affliction; —

Douay-Rheims

And if I be wicked, woe unto me: and if just, I shall not lift up my head, being filled with affliction and misery.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐάν τε γὰρ ἀσεβήσω, οἴμοι· ἐὰν δὲ ὦ δίκαιος, οὐ δύναμαι ἀνακύψαι, πλήρης γὰρ ἀτιμίας εἰμί.