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# Connecting Statement:
The writer continues to use parallelism in these verses, conveying a single idea using two different statements to emphasize the impact of Job's misery on his sense of self worth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
# I loathe my life
"I despise my life"
# to always be alive
"to live forever"
# my days are useless
"my days are pointless" or "the days of my life are empty"
# What is man that ... every moment?
Job asks this question to emphasize that he wonders why God pays attention to people. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "Tell me what man is that ... every moment." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# set your mind on him
Here the mind represents thoughts and attention. To "set your mind on" means to give attention to. AT: "direct your attention to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# observe him
"carefully examine him"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/test]]