Holy Scripture
Job 10:2
A church father on this verse
“I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore Thou so judgest me. Whereas he declares himself a sinner 'in the bitterness of his soul,' what else does he say to God, but that he may not be condemned, in that the bitterness of his present penance does away with the pains of ensuing wrath? Now God judgeth ma…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
2And I will say to the Lord, Do not teach me to be impious; And wherefore hast thou thus judged me?
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In context
1Weary in my soul, I will pour my words with groans upon him: I will speak being straitened in the bitterness of my soul.
— Job 10:2 —
3Is it good before thee if I be unrighteous? For thou hast disowned the work of thy hands, And attended to the counsel of the ungodly.
4Or dost thou see as a mortal sees? Or wilt thou look as a man sees?