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Job Continues: My Life Has No Hope
“Has not man a hard service on earth,
and are not his days like the days of a hired hand?
“Has not man a hard service on earth,
and are not his days like the days of a hired hand?
Job: My Suffering Is Comfortless
“Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth?
Are not his days also like the days of a hired man?
“Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth?
Are not his days also like the days of a hired man?
Like a slave who longs for the shadow,
and like a hired hand who looks for his wages,
and like a hired hand who looks for his wages,
so I am allotted months of emptiness,
and nights of misery are apportioned to me.
and nights of misery are apportioned to me.
So I have been allotted months of futility,
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’
But the night is long,
and I am full of tossing till the dawn.
But the night is long,
and I am full of tossing till the dawn.
When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise,
And the night be ended?’
For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn.
And the night be ended?’
For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn.
My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt;
my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.
my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.
My flesh is caked with worms and dust,
My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh.
My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh.
My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle
and come to their end without hope.
and come to their end without hope.
“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope.
And are spent without hope.
“Remember that my life is a breath;
my eye will never again see good.
my eye will never again see good.
Oh, remember that my life is a breath!
My eye will never again see good.
My eye will never again see good.
The eye of him who sees me will behold me no more;
while your eyes are on me, I shall be gone.
while your eyes are on me, I shall be gone.
The eye of him who sees me will see me no more;
While your eyes are upon me, I shall no longer be.
While your eyes are upon me, I shall no longer be.
As the cloud fades and vanishes,
so he who goes down to Sheol does not come up;
so he who goes down to Sheol does not come up;
As the cloud disappears and vanishes away,
So he who goes down to the grave does not come up.
So he who goes down to the grave does not come up.
he returns no more to his house,
nor does his place know him anymore.
nor does his place know him anymore.
He shall never return to his house,
Nor shall his place know him anymore.
Nor shall his place know him anymore.
“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.
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
“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.
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Am I the sea, or a sea monster,
that you set a guard over me?
that you set a guard over me?
Am I a sea, or a sea serpent,
That You set a guard over me?
That You set a guard over me?
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
my couch will ease my complaint,’
my couch will ease my complaint,’
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ease my complaint,’
My couch will ease my complaint,’
then you scare me with dreams
and terrify me with visions,
and terrify me with visions,
Then You scare me with dreams
And terrify me with visions,
And terrify me with visions,
so that I would choose strangling
and death rather than my bones.
and death rather than my bones.
I loathe my life; I would not live forever.
Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.
Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.
What is man, that you make so much of him,
and that you set your heart on him,
and that you set your heart on him,
“What is man, that You should exalt him,
That You should set Your heart on him,
That You should set Your heart on him,
visit him every morning
and test him every moment?
and test him every moment?
How long will you not look away from me,
nor leave me alone till I swallow my spit?
nor leave me alone till I swallow my spit?
How long?
Will You not look away from me,
And let me alone till I swallow my saliva?
Will You not look away from me,
And let me alone till I swallow my saliva?
If I sin, what do I do to you, you watcher of mankind?
Why have you made me your mark?
Why have I become a burden to you?
Why have you made me your mark?
Why have I become a burden to you?
Why do you not pardon my transgression
and take away my iniquity?
For now I shall lie in the earth;
you will seek me, but I shall not be.”
and take away my iniquity?
For now I shall lie in the earth;
you will seek me, but I shall not be.”
Why then do You not pardon my transgression,
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will lie down in the dust,
And You will seek me diligently,
But I will no longer be.”
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will lie down in the dust,
And You will seek me diligently,
But I will no longer be.”