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I am weary of my life
"I am tired of living"
I will give free expression to my complaint
The abstract nouns "expression" and "complaint" can be translated as the verbs "express" and "complain." AT: "I will freely express what I have to complain about" or "I will argue freely" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul
How Job feels is compared to a bitter taste. The abstract noun "bitterness" can be translated as the adverb "bitterly." AT: "My inner being will speak bitterly" or "I will bitterly speak out" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
Is it good to you that you should oppress me, to despise the work of your hands while you smile on the plans of the wicked?
This question expects a "no" answer and can be changed into a statement. AT: "It is not good that you should oppress me, that you should despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans of the wicked." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
the work of your hands
Here God is represented by his "hands." AT: "what you have created" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
smile on the plans of the wicked
Here the idiom "smiling on" represents God's approval. AT: "approve the plans of the wicked" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)