Job 7
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Christian Standard BibleNew American Standard Bible 1995
1Isn't each person consigned to forced labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired worker?1"Is not man forced to labor on earth, And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
2Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hired worker he waits for his pay.2"As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
3So I have been made to inherit months of futility, and troubled nights have been assigned to me.3So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointed me.
4When I lie down I think, "When will I get up?" But the evening drags on endlessly, and I toss and turn until dawn.4"When I lie down I say, 'When shall I arise?' But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until dawn.
5My flesh is clothed with maggots and encrusted with dirt. My skin forms scabs and then oozes.5"My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and runs.
6My days pass more swiftly than a weaver's shuttle; they come to an end without hope.6"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And come to an end without hope.
7Remember that my life is but a breath. My eye will never again see anything good.7"Remember that my life is but breath; My eye will not again see good.
8The eye of anyone who looks on me will no longer see me. Your eyes will look for me, but I will be gone.8"The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer; Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.
9As a cloud fades away and vanishes, so the one who goes down to Sheol will never rise again.9"When a cloud vanishes, it is gone, So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.
10He will never return to his house; his hometown will no longer remember him.10"He will not return again to his house, Nor will his place know him anymore.
11Therefore I will not restrain my mouth. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.11"Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12Am I the sea or a sea monster, that you keep me under guard?12"Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?
13When I say, "My bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint,"13"If I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'
14then you frighten me with dreams, and terrify me with visions,14Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions;
15so that I prefer strangling--death rather than life in this body.15So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.
16I give up! I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.16"I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
17What is a mere human, that you think so highly of him and pay so much attention to him?17"What is man that You magnify him, And that You are concerned about him,
18You inspect him every morning, and put him to the test every moment.18That You examine him every morning And try him every moment?
19Will you ever look away from me, or leave me alone long enough to swallow?19"Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
20If I have sinned, what have I done to you, Watcher of humanity? Why have you made me your target, so that I have become a burden to you?20"Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
21Why not forgive my sin and pardon my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the grave. You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.21"Why then do You not pardon my transgression And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will seek me, but I will not be."
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