# despise myself
Job's self is a metonym for what he said. Alternate translation: "I despise the things I said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# despise
intensely dislike
# I repent in dust and ashes
Sitting in dust and ashes is a symbolic act showing the person is sorry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])