570 B
570 B
if only my anguish were weighed; if only all my calamity were laid in the balance!
Here the writer uses two different statements to convey a single idea, the burden of Job's suffering. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
in the balance
"on a scale"
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas
Job compares the burden of his suffering to the weight of wet sand; both can crush a person. "The burden of my anguish and troubles is heavier than the sand on the seashore." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)