Job 7
7
1“People have a hard task on earth,
and their days are like those of a laborer.
2They are like a slave wishing for the evening shadows,
like a laborer waiting to be paid.
3But I am given months that are empty,
and nights of misery have been given to me.
4When I lie down, I think, ‘How long until I get up?’
The night is long, and I toss until dawn.
5My body is covered with worms and scabs,
and my skin is broken and full of sores.
6“My days go by faster than a weaver’s tool,
and they come to an end without hope.
7Remember, God, that my life is only a breath.
My eyes will never see happy times again.
8Those who see me now will see me no more;
you will look for me, but I will be gone.
9As a cloud disappears and is gone,
people go to the grave and never return.
10They will never come back to their houses again,
and their places will not know them anymore.
11“So I will not stay quiet;
I will speak out in the suffering of my spirit.
I will complain because I am so unhappy.
12I am not the sea or the sea monster.
So why have you set a guard over me?
13Sometimes I think my bed will comfort me
or that my couch will stop my complaint.
14Then you frighten me with dreams
and terrify me with visions.
15My throat prefers to be choked;
my bones welcome death.
16I hate my life; I don’t want to live forever.
Leave me alone, because my days have no meaning.
17“Why do you make people so important
and give them so much attention?
18You examine them every morning
and test them every moment.
19Will you never look away from me
or leave me alone even long enough to swallow?
20If I have sinned, what have I done to you,
you watcher of humans?
Why have you made me your target?
Have I become a heavy load for you?
21Why don’t you pardon my wrongs
and forgive my sins?
I will soon lie down in the dust of death.
Then you will search for me, but I will be no more.”
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Job 7
7
1“People have a hard struggle on earth.
Their life is like that of a hired worker.
2They are like a slave looking for cool shade
or a hired worker waiting for payday.
3Month after frustrating month has gone by.
I have suffered night after night.
4When I lie down, I think,
‘How long before it’s time to get up?’
The night drags on.
I toss and turn until the sun comes up.
5My skin is covered with worms and scabs.
It is cracked and covered with sores.
6“My days pass by faster than a weaver’s shuttle,#7:6 weaver’s shuttle The tool a person who makes cloth uses to pass the thread between the other threads.
and my life will end without hope.
7God, remember, my life is like a breath.
I will not get a second chance to enjoy it.
8Those who see me now will never see me again.
You watch me for a while, but then I am gone.
9Just as clouds that come and go,
people are put in the grave, never to rise again.
10They don’t come back to their old homes.
The people there would not know them.
11“So I will not be quiet!
I will let my suffering spirit speak!
I will let my bitter soul complain!
12Am I one of your enemies?
Is that why you put a guard over me?#7:12 Literally, “Am I Yam or Tannin that you should appoint a guard to watch me?” In ancient Canaanite stories, Yam was the god of the sea, and Tannin was a sea monster.
13My bed should bring me comfort.
My couch should give me rest and relief.
14But when I lie down, you scare me with dreams;
you frighten me with visions.
15So I would rather be choked to death
than to live like this.
16I hate my life—I give up.
I don’t want to live forever.
Leave me alone!
My life means nothing.
17God, why are people so important to you?
Why do you even notice them?
18Why do you visit them every morning
and test them at every moment?
19You never look away from me
or leave me alone for a second.
20You are always watching us!
If I sinned, would that hurt you?
Why have you made me your target?
Have I become a problem for you?
21Why don’t you just pardon me for doing wrong?
Why don’t you just forgive me for my sins?
Soon I will die and be in my grave.
You will search for me, but I will be gone.”
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