Job 7
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1"Men have harsh servitude on earth, do they not? His days are like those of a hired laborer, are they not? 1Isn't mankind consigned to forced labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
2I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages.2Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hired man he waits for his pay.
3Truly I've been allotted months of emptiness; nights of trouble have been appointed for me.3So I have been made to inherit months of futility, and troubled nights have been assigned to me.
4"When I lie down I ask, 'When will I wake up?' But the night continues and I keep tossing and turning until dawn. 4When I lie down I think: When will I get up? But the evening drags on endlessly, and I toss and turn until dawn.
5My skin is covered with worms and clods of dirt; my skin becomes rough and then breaks out afresh.5My flesh is clothed with maggots and encrusted with dirt. My skin forms scabs and then oozes.
6My days pass as swiftly as a hand-loom; they come to their conclusion without hope.6My days pass more swiftly than a weaver's shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
7Remember that my life is a breath; my eyes won't go back to seeing good things. 7Remember that my life is but a breath. My eye will never again see anything good.
8The eyes of the one who sees me won't see me anymore; your eyes will look for me but I won't be around! 8The eye of anyone who looks on me will no longer see me. Your eyes will look for me, but I will be gone.
9As a cloud fades away and vanishes, the one who descends to the afterlife doesn't return. 9As a cloud fades away and vanishes, so the one who goes down to Sheol will never rise again.
10He doesn't return again to his house, and his place won't recognize him anymore."10He will never return to his house; his hometown will no longer remember him.
11"In addition, I won't keep my opinion to myself; I'll speak from my distressed spirit; I'll complain with my bitter soul.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.
12Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you keep watching me?12Am I the sea or a sea monster, that You keep me under guard?
13For I've said, 'My bed will comfort me; my couch will ease my burdens while I complain.'13When I say: My bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint,
14But then you scared me with dreams; you terrified me with visions.14then You frighten me with dreams, and terrify me with visions,
15I would rather die by strangulation than continue living. 15so that I prefer strangling-- death rather than life in this body.
16I hate the thought of living forever! Leave me alone, because my days are pointless."16I give up! I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.
17"What is a human being, that you make so much of him; that you set your affections on him,17What is man, that You think so highly of him and pay so much attention to him?
18visit him every morning, and test him continually?18You inspect him every morning, and put him to the test every moment.
19Why won't you look away from me? Why don't you leave me alone so I can swallow my saliva?19Will You ever look away from me, or leave me alone long enough to swallow?
20So what if I sin? What have I done against you, you observer of humankind? Why have you made me your target? Why burden yourself with me?20If I have sinned, what have I done to You, Watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I have become a burden to You?
21Why haven't you pardoned my transgression and taken away my iniquity? Now I'm about to lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I won't be around!" 21Why not forgive my sin and pardon my transgression? For soon I will lie down in the grave. You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.
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