Job 10:2 I will say unto +God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou strivest with me. (DBY)
Isaiah 27:8 In measure, in sending it forth, thou strivest with it, He hath taken away by His sharp wind, In the day of an east wind, (YLT)
Jeremiah 22:15 Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him. (JPS ASV)