unfoldingWord_en_tn/job/10/15.md

## if I am wicked ##

"if I am guilty" or "if I do evil"

## even if I were righteous ##

"if I am innocent"

## I could not lift up my head ##

"I still must bow my head and feel ashamed" (UDB) (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])

## since I am filled with disgrace ##

The word "disgrace" refers to Job's shame. AT: "Since I am ashamed"

## and am looking at my own suffering ##

AT: "and feel miserable." (UDB)

## if my head lifts itself, you hunt me down like a lion ##

AT: "if I become proud, you hunt me like a lion hunts its prey;" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## show yourself powerful ##

"show your marvelous power"