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# Why is light given to him who is in misery? Why is life given to the one who is bitter in soul
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Job's two questions mean basically the same thing. He is wondering why those who face hardship continue to live. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# Why is light given to him who is in misery?
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Here Job is wondering why people must stay alive and suffer. Alternate translation: "I do not understand why God gives life to a person who is suffering" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# light
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Here light represents life. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# Why is life given to the one who is bitter in soul
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"why does God give life to a miserable person?" Alternate translation: "I do not understand why God gives life to a person who is very unhappy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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