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- I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul - Job conveys a single idea using two different statements to emphasize the reason he will not remain silent. (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_parallelism)
- I will not restrain my mouth - "I will not stop talking"
- the anguish of my spirit - "the torment of my spirit" or "the agony of my suffering"
- the bitterness of my soul - "the resentment of my soul"
- Am I the sea or a sea monster, that you place a guard over me? - Job poses this question to express his anger at God. In comparing himself to the sea or a sea monster, Job suggests that God regards him as a hideous creature. "I am not the sea or a sea monster that needs a guard to watch it." (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion and en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)