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How long will you make me suffer and break me into pieces with words?

Job uses this question to complain about how his friends are treating him. Alternate translation: "Stop making me suffer and breaking me into pieces with words." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)

break me into pieces with words

Job uses this image to say that their words make him feel very sad and hopeless. Alternate translation: "torment me with your words" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)