| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New Living Translation |
| 1"Is not man forced to labor on earth, And are not his days like the days of a hired man? | 1“Is not all human life a struggle? Our lives are like that of a hired hand, |
| 2"As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages, | 2like a worker who longs for the shade, like a servant waiting to be paid. |
| 3So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointed me. | 3I, too, have been assigned months of futility, long and weary nights of misery. |
| 4"When I lie down I say, 'When shall I arise?' But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until dawn. | 4Lying in bed, I think, ‘When will it be morning?’ But the night drags on, and I toss till dawn. |
| 5"My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and runs. | 5My body is covered with maggots and scabs. My skin breaks open, oozing with pus. Job Cries Out to God |
| 6"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And come to an end without hope. | 6“My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle. They end without hope. |
| 7"Remember that my life is but breath; My eye will not again see good. | 7O God, remember that my life is but a breath, and I will never again feel happiness. |
| 8"The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer; Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be. | 8You see me now, but not for long. You will look for me, but I will be gone. |
| 9"When a cloud vanishes, it is gone, So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up. | 9Just as a cloud dissipates and vanishes, those who die will not come back. |
| 10"He will not return again to his house, Nor will his place know him anymore. | 10They are gone forever from their home— never to be seen again. |
| 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. | 11“I cannot keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. My bitter soul must complain. |
| 12"Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me? | 12Am I a sea monster or a dragon that you must place me under guard? |
| 13"If I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,' | 13I think, ‘My bed will comfort me, and sleep will ease my misery,’ |
| 14Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions; | 14but then you shatter me with dreams and terrify me with visions. |
| 15So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains. | 15I would rather be strangled— rather die than suffer like this. |
| 16"I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath. | 16I hate my life and don’t want to go on living. Oh, leave me alone for my few remaining days. |
| 17"What is man that You magnify him, And that You are concerned about him, | 17“What are people, that you should make so much of us, that you should think of us so often? |
| 18That You examine him every morning And try him every moment? | 18For you examine us every morning and test us every moment. |
| 19"Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle? | 19Why won’t you leave me alone, at least long enough for me to swallow! |
| 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? | 20If I have sinned, what have I done to you, O watcher of all humanity? Why make me your target? Am I a burden to you? |
| 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." | 21Why not just forgive my sin and take away my guilt? For soon I will lie down in the dust and die. When you look for me, I will be gone.” |
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