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Job 7

Third Millennium Bible TMB

1 "Is there not an appointed time for man upon earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hireling?

2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as a hireling looketh for the reward of his work,

3 so am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

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.

5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and has become loathsome.

6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

7 "O remember that my life is wind; mine eye shall no more see good.

8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more; Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

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.

12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that Thou settest a watch over me?

13 When I say, `My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint,'

14 then Thou scarest me with dreams and terrifiest me through visions,

15 so that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

16 I loathe it; I would not live always. Let me alone, for my days are vanity.

17 "What is man, that Thou shouldest magnify him, and that Thou shouldest set Thine heart upon him?

18 And that Thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

19 How long wilt Thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

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?

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."

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 "Isn't a mortal's stay on earth difficult like a hired hand's daily [work]?

2 Like a slave, he longs for shade. Like a hired hand, he eagerly looks for his pay.

3 Likewise, I have been given months that are of no use, and I have inherited nights filled with misery.

4 When I lie down, I ask, 'When will I get up?' But the evening is long, and I'm exhausted from tossing about until dawn.

5 My body is covered with maggots and scabs. My skin is crusted over with sores; then they ooze.

6 My days go swifter than a weaver's shuttle. They are spent without hope.

7 Remember, my life is only a breath, and never again will my eyes see anything good.

8 The eye that watches over me will no longer see me. Your eye will look for me, but I'll be gone.

9 As a cloud fades away and disappears, so a person goes into the grave and doesn't come back again.

10 He doesn't come back home again, and his household doesn't recognize him anymore.

11 So I won't keep my mouth shut, but I will speak from the distress that is in my spirit and complain about the bitterness in my soul.

12 "Am I the sea or a sea monster that you have set a guard over me?

13 When I say, 'My couch may give me comfort. My bed may help me bear my pain,'

14 then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions.

15 My throat would rather be choked. My body would prefer death [to these dreams].

16 I hate my life; I do not want to live forever. Leave me alone because my days are so brief.

17 "What is a mortal that you should make so much of him, that you should be concerned about him?

18 [What is he] that you should inspect him every morning and examine him every moment?

19 Why don't you stop looking at me long enough to let me swallow my spit?

20 If I sin, what can I [possibly] do to you since you insist on spying on people? Why do you make me your target? I've become a burden even to myself.

21 Why don't you forgive my disobedience and take away my sin? Soon I'll lie down in the dust. Then you will search for me, but I'll be gone!"