Job 7 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

“As a slave ^H5650 who pants ^H7602 for the shade ^H6738,

And as a hired ^H7916 man ^H7916 who eagerly ^H6960 hopes ^H6960 for his wages ^H6467,

So ^H3651 am I apportioned ^H5157 months ^H3391 of worthlessness ^H7723,

And nights ^H3915 of trouble ^H5999 are appointed ^H4487 me.

“If ^H518 I lie ^H7901 down ^H7901 I say ^H559,

‘When ^H4970 shall I arise ^H6965?’

But the twilight ^H6153 continues ^H4058,

And I am ^H7646 saturated ^H7646 with tossing ^H5076 until ^H5704 dawn ^H5399.

“My flesh ^H1320 is clothed ^H3847 with worms ^H7415 and a crust ^H1487 of dirt ^H6083;

My skin ^H5785 scabs ^H7280 over and flows ^H3988 out again.

“My days ^H3117 are ^H7043 swifter ^H7043 than ^H4480 a weaver’s ^H708 shuttle ^H708,

And come ^H3615 to ^H3615 an ^H3615 end ^H3615 without ^H657 hope ^H8615.

“Remember ^H2142 that my life ^H2416 is but wind ^H7307;

My eye ^H5869 will not again ^H7725 see ^H7200 good ^H2896.

“The eye ^H5869 of him who sees ^H7210 me will behold ^H7789 me no ^H3808 longer;

Your eyes ^H5869 will be on me, but I will not be.

“A cloud ^H6051 vanishes ^H3615, and it is gone ^H1980,

So ^H3651 he who goes ^H3381 down ^H3381 to Sheol ^H7585 does not come ^H5927 up ^H5927.

“He will not return ^H7725 again ^H5750 to his house ^H1004,

Nor ^H3808 will his place ^H4725 recognize ^H5234 him anymore ^H5750.

“Indeed ^H1571 I will not hold ^H2820 back ^H2820 my mouth ^H6310;

I will speak ^H1696 in the distress ^H6862 of my spirit ^H7307;

I will muse ^H7878 on the bitterness ^H4751 of my soul ^H5315.

“Am I the sea ^H3220 or ^H518 the sea ^H8577 monster ^H8577,

That You set ^H7760 a guard ^H4929 over ^H5921 me?

“If ^H3588 I say ^H559, ‘My bed ^H6210 will comfort ^H5162 me;

My couch ^H4904 will [fn]ease ^H5375 my bitter musing ^H7879,’

Then You frighten ^H2865 me with dreams ^H2472

And terrify ^H1204 me by visions ^H2384,

So that my soul ^H5315 would choose ^H977 suffocation ^H4267,

Death ^H4194 rather ^H4480 than ^H4480 my [fn]pains ^H6106.

“I have rejected ^H3988 everything; I will not live ^H2421 forever ^H5769.

Leave ^H2308 me alone ^H4480, for my days ^H3117 are but a breath ^H1892.

“What ^H4100 is man ^H582 that You magnify ^H1431 him,

And that You set ^H7896 Your heart ^H3820 on ^H413 him,

That You [fn]examine ^H6485 him every morning ^H1242

And test ^H974 him every moment ^H7281?

“[fn]Will You never ^H3808 turn ^H8159 Your gaze ^H8159 away ^H8159 from me,

Nor ^H3808 let ^H7503 me alone ^H7503 until ^H5704 I swallow ^H1104 my spit ^H7536?

“Have I sinned ^H2398? What ^H4100 have I done ^H6466 to You,

O watcher ^H5341 of men ^H120?

Why ^H4100 have You set ^H7760 me as Your target ^H4645,

So that I am ^H1961 a burden ^H4853 to myself?

“Why ^H4100 then do You not forgive ^H5375 my transgression ^H6588

And take ^H5674 away ^H5674 my iniquity ^H5771?

For now ^H6258 I will lie ^H7901 down ^H7901 in the dust ^H6083;

And You will seek ^H7836 me earnestly ^H7836, but I will not be.”