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1 "Is there not an appointed time for man upon earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hireling?
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1 "Does not man have hard service on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired man?
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2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as a hireling looketh for the reward of his work,
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2 Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired man waiting eagerly for his wages,
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3 so am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
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3 so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me.
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4 When I lie down, I say, `When shall I arise and the night be gone?' And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
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4 When I lie down I think, 'How long before I get up?' The night drags on, and I toss till dawn.
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5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and has become loathsome.
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5 My body is clothed with worms and scabs, my skin is broken and festering.
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6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
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6 "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.
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7 "O remember that my life is wind; mine eye shall no more see good.
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7 Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.
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8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more; Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
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8 The eye that now sees me will see me no longer; you will look for me, but I will be no more.
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9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
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9 As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to the grave does not return.
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10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
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10 He will never come to his house again; his place will know him no more.
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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.
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11 "Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
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12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that Thou settest a watch over me?
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12 Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that you put me under guard?
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13 When I say, `My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint,'
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13 When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
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14 then Thou scarest me with dreams and terrifiest me through visions,
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14 even then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,
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15 so that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
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15 so that I prefer strangling and death, rather than this body of mine.
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16 I loathe it; I would not live always. Let me alone, for my days are vanity.
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16 I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning.
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17 "What is man, that Thou shouldest magnify him, and that Thou shouldest set Thine heart upon him?
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17 "What is man that you make so much of him, that you give him so much attention,
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18 And that Thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
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18 that you examine him every morning and test him every moment?
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19 How long wilt Thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
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19 Will you never look away from me, or let me alone even for an instant?
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20 I have sinned. What shall I do unto Thee, O Thou preserver of men? Why hast Thou set me as a mark against Thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
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20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you, O watcher of men? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you?
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21 And why dost Thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I sleep in the dust, and Thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be."
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21 Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my sins? For I will soon lie down in the dust; you will search for me, but I will be no more."
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| Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved. (Third Millennium Bible Online) |
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