אָנֹכִ֥י אֶרְשָׁ֑ע לָמָּה־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל אִיגָֽע׃
I shall be condemned; Why then do I labour in vain?
Malbim on Job
Finally, Job refutes the idea that the suffering is prophylactic, a sort of immunization against greater sin in the future.
אָנֹכִ֥י אֶרְשָׁ֑ע לָמָּה־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל אִיגָֽע׃
I shall be condemned; Why then do I labour in vain?