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# When I lie down
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The implied information is that this is when Job would lie down to sleep at night. Alternate translation: "When I lie down to sleep" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# I say to myself
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Job poses a question to no one else in particular. Alternate translation: "I ask" or "I wonder" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rpronouns]])
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# When will I get up and when will the night be gone?
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Job poses this question to emphasize his intense suffering during the hours he should be sleeping. Alternate translation: "I wish I could get up, but night continues." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# tossing to and fro
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"turning back and forth." This indicates that Job has moved on his bed all night without any rest.
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