unfoldingWord_en_tn/job/03/23.md

Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, a man whom God has hedged in?

AT: "Why does God give life to a man and then take away his future and confine him?"

Why is light given

The word "light" is referring to life.

For my sighing happens instead of eating; my groaning is poured out like water

Job expresses his anguish in two ways. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

my sighing happens instead of eating

AT: "Instead of eating, I mourn."

my groaning is poured out like water

Job's grief overflows like water pouring from a vessel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)