TSK · Job 10:1

But if you are going to deal with me like this, then kill me immediately. If I have found favor in your sight then do not let me see my trouble.”

Longing for Death“Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,

In time of famine he will redeem you from death, and in time of war from the power of the sword.

A Cry for Death“Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for!

Do you intend to criticize mere words, and treat the words of a despairing man as wind?

I loathe it; I do not want to live forever; leave me alone, for my days are a vapor!

If I am guilty, woe to me, and if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head; I am full of shame, and satiated with my affliction.

Abandonment by God and Man“But if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I refrain from speaking– how much of it goes away?

“Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you offer me.

When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.

“Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit. You delivered me from the Pit of oblivion. For you removed all my sins from your sight.

When the sun began to shine, God sent a hot east wind. So the sun beat down on Jonah’s head, and he grew faint. So he despaired of life, and said,“I would rather die than live!”