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Job finishes presenting his case to God.
inherit the iniquities of my youth
"Inherit" here means to live with the results of his foolish actions while he was young.
in the stocks
"Stocks" are a form of restraint of prisoners by locking their feet in a fixed position so they can not move about.
all my paths
"Path" represents the course of action of his life. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
like a rotten thing that wastes away
Job compares his life to something that is decaying. He is slowly dying. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
like a garment that moths have eaten
Job compares himself to clothes that the worms of a moth will eat so these are no good because of holes in it. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)