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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.

Job 7:1 Or, a warfare
Job 7:2 Heb. gapeth after
Job 7:4 Heb. the evening be measured
Job 7:7a Heb. shall not return
Job 7:7b To see, that is, to enjoy
Job 7:8 That is, I can live no longer

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 7 (BYZ)

[1] ποτερον ουχι πειρατηριον εστιν ο βιος ανθρωπου επι της γης και ωσπερ μισθιου αυθημερινου η ζωη αυτου
[2] η ωσπερ θεραπων δεδοικως τον κυριον αυτου και τετευχως σκιας η ωσπερ μισθωτος αναμενων τον μισθον αυτου
[3] ουτως καγω υπεμεινα μηνας κενους νυκτες δε οδυνων δεδομεναι μοι εισιν
[4] εαν κοιμηθω λεγω ποτε ημερα ως δ αν αναστω παλιν ποτε εσπερα πληρης δε γινομαι οδυνων απο εσπερας εως πρωι
[5] φυρεται δε μου το σωμα εν σαπρια σκωληκων τηκω δε βωλακας γης απο ιχωρος ξυων
[6] ο δε βιος μου εστιν ελαφροτερος λαλιας απολωλεν δε εν κενη ελπιδι
[7] μνησθητι ουν οτι πνευμα μου η ζωη και ουκετι επανελευσεται ο οφθαλμος μου ιδειν αγαθον
[8] ου περιβλεψεται με οφθαλμος ορωντος με οι οφθαλμοι σου εν εμοι και ουκετι ειμι
[9] ωσπερ νεφος αποκαθαρθεν απ ουρανου εαν γαρ ανθρωπος καταβη εις αδην ουκετι μη αναβη
[10] ουδ ου μη επιστρεψη ετι εις τον ιδιον οικον ουδε μη επιγνω αυτον ετι ο τοπος αυτου
[11] αταρ ουν ουδε εγω φεισομαι τω στοματι μου λαλησω εν αναγκη ων ανοιξω πικριαν ψυχης μου συνεχομενος
[12] ποτερον θαλασσα ειμι η δρακων οτι κατεταξας επ εμε φυλακην
[13] ειπα οτι παρακαλεσει με η κλινη μου ανοισω δε προς εμαυτον ιδια λογον τη κοιτη μου
[14] εκφοβεις με ενυπνιοις και εν οραμασιν με καταπλησσεις
[15] απαλλαξεις απο πνευματος μου την ψυχην μου απο δε θανατου τα οστα μου
[16] ου γαρ εις τον αιωνα ζησομαι ινα μακροθυμησω αποστα απ εμου κενος γαρ μου ο βιος
[17] τι γαρ εστιν ανθρωπος οτι εμεγαλυνας αυτον η οτι προσεχεις τον νουν εις αυτον
[18] η επισκοπην αυτου ποιηση εως το πρωι και εις αναπαυσιν αυτον κρινεις
[19] εως τινος ουκ εας με ουδε προιη με εως αν καταπιω τον πτυελον μου εν οδυνη
[20] ει εγω ημαρτον τι δυναμαι σοι πραξαι ο επισταμενος τον νουν των ανθρωπων δια τι εθου με κατεντευκτην σου ειμι δε επι σοι φορτιον
[21] και δια τι ουκ εποιησω της ανομιας μου ληθην και καθαρισμον της αμαρτιας μου νυνι δε εις γην απελευσομαι ορθριζων δε ουκετι ειμι

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.