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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

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]])

# Why is light given to him who is in misery?

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]])

# light

Here light represents life. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# Why is life given to the one who is bitter in soul

"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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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`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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added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`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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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here light represents life. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
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Adjustment needed because of de-chunking. 2018-02-24 20:48:50 +00:00			`# Why is life given to the one who is bitter in soul`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`"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]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00