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May this still be my consolation
"May this yet be my consolation" or "May this bring me comfort"
even if I exult in pain that does not lessen
"I would leap for joy in unending pain" or "I would endure pain that does not diminish"
exult
"rejoice"
does not lessen
"does not diminish"
that I have not denied the words of the Holy One
"that I have not disowned God"
What is my strength, that I should try to wait?
Job poses these questions to emphasize that it is pointless for him to go on living. AT: "Besides, what else is there for me to live for and look forward to?" or "I have no strength to go on living; I have no reason to be patient" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)