Job 13

Job rebukes his friends as worthless physicians and liars, dismissing their counsel as proverbs of ashes, and boldly declares his intent to argue his case directly before God (’ĕlōhîm), even if He slays him, for this will be his salvation (yəšûʿātî).[1][2][3] He petitions God not to withdraw His hand, to reveal any transgressions, explains his suffering as divine hostility with feet in stocks and paths watched, and laments his decay like a rotten thing (rāqāḇ) or moth-eaten garment.[1][2][4]