## grief ##

Job has experienced great loss of family and health that is unexplained and therefore causes him "great sorrow and emotional pain".

## how am I helped? ##

Job asks this question to emphasize that there is no help in keeping silent. AT: "keeping silent does not help me at all." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## But now, God, you... ##

Job now turns his complaining to God.

## You have made me dry up ##

"Dry up" is another way to describe how everything Job had has now vanished. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## the leanness of my body rises up against me, it testifies against... ##

Job describes his body's difficulties as if they were accusers against him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## against my face ##

"Face" represents Job's reputation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])