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World English Bible

Job 7 (WEBP)

[1] “Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?
[2] As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,
[3] so I am made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me.
[4] When I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.
[5] My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh.
[6] My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.
[7] Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye will no more see good.
[8] The eye of him who sees me will see me no more. Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.
[9] As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol will come up no more.
[10] He will return no more to his house, neither will his place know him any more.
[11] “Therefore I will not keep silent. 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 sea monster, that you put a guard over me?
[13] When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’
[14] then you scare me with dreams and terrify me through visions,
[15] so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.
[16] I loathe my life. I don’t want to live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
[17] What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,
[18] that you should visit him every morning, and test him every moment?
[19] How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle?
[20] If I have sinned, what do I do to you, you watcher of men? Why have you set me as a mark for you, so that I am a burden to myself?
[21] Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now will I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I will not be.”

Job 7:9 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 7 (KJVS)

[1] [Is there] not an appointed time to man upon earth ? [are not] his days also like the days of an hireling ?
[2] As a servant earnestly desireth () the shadow , and as an 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 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 refrain () 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 () alway : 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].

Young’s Literal Translation

Job 7 (YLT)

[1] Is there not a warfare to man on earth? And as the days of an hireling his days?
[2] As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage,
[3] So I have been caused to inherit months of vanity, And nights of misery they numbered to me.
[4] If I lay down then I said, ‘When do I rise!’ And evening hath been measured, And I have been full of tossings till dawn.
[5] Clothed hath been my flesh with worms, And a clod of dust, My skin hath been shrivelled and is loathsome,
[6] My days swifter than a weaving machine, And they are consumed without hope.
[7] Remember Thou that my life is a breath, Mine eye turneth not back to see good.
[8] The eye of my beholder beholdeth me not. Thine eyes are upon me-and I am not.
[9] Consumed hath been a cloud, and it goeth, So he who is going down to Sheol cometh not up.
[10] He turneth not again to his house, Nor doth his place discern him again.
[11] Also I-I withhold not my mouth- I speak in the distress of my spirit, I talk in the bitterness of my soul.
[12] A sea-monster am I, or a dragon, That thou settest over me a guard?
[13] When I said, ‘My bed doth comfort me,’ He taketh away in my talking my couch.
[14] And thou hast affrighted me with dreams, And from visions thou terrifiest me,
[15] And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones.
[16] I have wasted away-not to the age do I live. Cease from me, for my days are vanity.
[17] What is man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?
[18] And inspectest him in the mornings, In the evenings dost try him?
[19] How long dost Thou not look from me? Thou dost not desist till I swallow my spittle.
[20] I have sinned, what do I to Thee, O watcher of man? Why hast Thou set me for a mark to Thee, And I am for a burden to myself-and what?
[21] Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me-and I am not!