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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?
Job’s Life Seems Futile
“Is not man forced to labor on earth,
And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
“Is not man forced to labor on earth,
And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
“As a slave who pants for the shade,
And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
So I have been allotted months of futility,
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
So am I allotted months of vanity,
And nights of trouble are appointed me.
And nights of trouble are appointed me.
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.
“When I lie down I say,
‘When shall I arise?’
But the night continues,
And I am continually tossing until dawn.
‘When shall I arise?’
But the night continues,
And I am continually tossing until dawn.
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 flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt,
My skin hardens and runs.
My skin hardens and runs.
“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope.
And are spent without hope.
“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And come to an end without hope.
And come to an end without hope.
Oh, remember that my life is a breath!
My eye will never again see good.
My eye will never again see good.
“Remember that my life is but breath;
My eye will not again see good.
My eye will not again see good.
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.
“The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer;
Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.
Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.
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.
“When a cloud vanishes, it is gone,
So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.
So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.
He shall never return to his house,
Nor shall his place know him anymore.
Nor shall his place know him anymore.
“He will not return again to his house,
Nor will his place know him anymore.
Nor will 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 a sea, or a sea serpent,
That You set a guard over me?
That You set a guard over me?
“Am I the sea, or the sea monster,
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,’
“If 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 frighten me with dreams
And terrify me by visions;
And terrify me by visions;
So that my soul would choose suffocation,
Death rather than my pains.
Death rather than my pains.
“I waste away; I will not live forever.
Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
“What is man, that You should exalt him,
That You should set Your heart on him,
That You should set Your heart on him,
“What is man that You magnify him,
And that You are concerned about him,
And that You are concerned about him,
That You examine him every morning
And try him every moment?
And try him every moment?
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?
“Will You never turn Your gaze away from me,
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
“Have I sinned? What have I done to You,
O watcher of men?
Why have You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?
O watcher of men?
Why have You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?
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.”
“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, but I will not be.”
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will lie down in the dust;
And You will seek me, but I will not be.”