Job 7
Job’s Life Seems Futile
1 “ ▼
▼Lit Has not man compulsory labor
Is a person not bforced to labor on earth, And are his days not like the days of ca hired worker?
2 “As a slave pants for the shade,
And as a hired worker who eagerly waits for his wages,
3 So I am allotted worthless months,
And dnights of trouble are apportioned to me.
4 “When I elie down, I say,
‘When shall I arise?’
But the night continues,
And I am continually tossing until dawn.
5 “My fflesh is clothed with maggots and a crust of dirt,
My skin hardens and ▼
▼Lit melts
oozes. 6 “My days are hswifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And they come to an end iwithout hope.
7 “Remember that my life jis a mere breath;
My eye will knot see goodness again.
8 “The leye of him who sees me will no longer look at me;
Your eyes will be on me, but mI will not exist.
9 “When a ncloud vanishes, it is gone;
In the same way oone who goes down to ▼
▼I.e., the netherworld
,
qSheol does not come up. 10 “He will not return to his house again,
Nor will rhis place know about him anymore.
11 “Therefore sI will not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit,
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 “Am I the sea, or tthe sea monster,
That You set a guard over me?
13 “If I say, ‘ uMy couch will comfort me,
My bed will ▼
▼Lit bear
ease my complaint,’ 14 Then You frighten me with dreams,
And terrify me by visions,
15 So that my soul would choose suffocation,
Death rather than my ▼
▼Lit bones
pains. 16 “I ▼
▼Or loathe
,
ywaste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, zfor my days are only a breath.
17 “ aaWhat is man that You exalt him,
And that You ▼
▼Lit set Your heart on
are concerned about him, 18 That acYou examine him every morning
And put him to the test every moment?
19 “ ▼
▼Lit How long will You not
,
aeWill You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor leave me alone until I swallow my spittle?
20 “ afHave I sinned? What have I done to You,
agWatcher of mankind?
Why have You made me Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?
21 “Why then ahdo You not forgive my wrongdoing
And take away my ▼
▼Or unjust deed
guilt? For now I will ajlie down in the dust;
And You will search for me, akbut I will no longer exist.”
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