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Now
This word is used by Job to introduce new information.
please look
The verb "to look" is in second person plural form. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-youdual)
your face
"Your" is in second person plural form. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-youdual)
Relent, I beg you
"Please be merciful to me" or "Please turn back"
Relent
This verb is in second person plural form. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-youdual)
let there be no injustice with you
"treat me fairly"
Indeed, relent, for my cause is just
"Change the way you are treating me again; I am right in this" or "Change the way you are treating me; I am still right in this"
relent
This verb is in second person plural form. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-youdual)
Is there evil on my tongue?
"Do I say wicked things?" Job uses this question to rebuke his friends and to emphasize that he is not wicked. AT: "I do not say wicked things." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
Is there evil on my tongue?
A tongue cannot physically have evil on it, so this is a metonym used to describe wicked speech. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Cannot my mouth detect malicious things?
Job uses this question to rebuke his friends and to emphasize that he can tell the difference between right and wrong. AT: "I can tell the difference between good and bad." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)