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“Is not all human life a struggle?
Our lives are like that of a hired hand,
Our lives are like that 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 worker who longs for the shade,
like a servant waiting to be paid.
like a servant waiting to be paid.
I, too, have been assigned months of futility,
long and weary nights of misery.
long and weary nights of misery.
So I have been allotted months of futility,
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
Lying in bed, I think, ‘When will it be morning?’
But the night drags on, and I toss till dawn.
But the night drags on, and I toss till 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 body is covered with maggots and scabs.
My skin breaks open, oozing with pus.
Job Cries Out to God
My skin breaks open, oozing with pus.
Job Cries Out to God
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 fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle.
They end without hope.
They end without hope.
“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope.
And are spent without hope.
O God, remember that my life is but a breath,
and I will never again feel happiness.
and I will never again feel happiness.
Oh, remember that my life is a breath!
My eye will never again see good.
My eye will never again see good.
You see me now, but not for long.
You will look for me, but I will be gone.
You will look for me, but I will 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 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.
They are gone forever from their home —
never to be seen again.
never to be seen again.
He shall never return to his house,
Nor shall his place know him anymore.
Nor shall his place know him anymore.
“I cannot keep from speaking.
I must express my anguish.
My bitter soul must complain.
I must express my anguish.
My bitter soul must complain.
“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 monster or a dragon
that you must place me under guard?
that you must place me under guard?
Am I a sea, or a sea serpent,
That You set a guard over me?
That You set a guard over me?
I think, ‘My bed will comfort me,
and sleep will ease my misery,’
and sleep will ease my misery,’
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ease my complaint,’
My couch will ease my complaint,’
but then you shatter 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,
I would rather be strangled —
rather die than suffer like this.
rather die than suffer like this.
I hate my life and don’t want to go on living.
Oh, leave me alone for my few remaining days.
Oh, leave me alone for my few remaining days.
“What are people, that you should make so much of us,
that you should think of us so often?
that you should think of us so often?
“What is man, that You should exalt him,
That You should set Your heart on him,
That You should set Your heart on him,
For you examine us every morning
and test us every moment.
and test us every moment.
Why won’t you leave me alone,
at least long enough for me to swallow!
at least long enough for me to swallow!
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?
Why not just forgive my sin
and take away my guilt?
For soon I will lie down in the dust and die.
When you look for me, I will be gone.”
and take away my guilt?
For soon I will lie down in the dust and die.
When you look for me, I will be gone.”
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.”