King James Version

Job 21:4

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

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הֶ֭אָנֹכִיheanokhithe meאָנֹכִיparticle, interrogative, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “the me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.לְאָדָ֣םleadamto personאָדָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.שִׂיחִ֑יsichibabblingשִׂיחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “babbling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7879a contemplation; by implication, an utterancebabbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and 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…מַ֝דּ֗וּעַmaduawhyמַדּוּעַparticle, interrogative — “why”H4069what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?how, wherefore, why.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…תִקְצַ֥רtiqtsarmuch discouragedקָצַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “much discouraged”, an unfinished actionH7114to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)[idiom] at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex.רוּחִֽיruchiangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As for me, is my complaint to man? Or why should I not be impatient?

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American Standard Version (1901)

As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?

Young’s Literal Translation

I — to man [is] my complaint? and if [so], wherefore May not my temper become short?

World English Bible

As for me, is my complaint to man? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?

Darby Translation

As for me, is my complaint to a man? or wherefore should not my spirit be impatient?

Douay-Rheims

Is my debate against man, that I should not have just reason to be troubled?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As for me, is my complaint to man? Or why should I not be impatient?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

What! is my reproof of man? and why should I not be angry?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τί γάρ; μὴ ἀνθρώπου μου ἡ ἔλεγξις; ἢ διὰ τί οὐ θυμωθήσομαι;