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My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
    and are spent without hope.
Oh remember that my life is a breath.
    My eye will no more see good.
The eye of him who sees me will see me no more.
    Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.
As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away,
    so he who goes down to Sheol[a] will come up no more.
10 He will return no more to his house,
    neither will his place know him any more.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:9 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Job Cries Out to God

“My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle.
    They end without hope.
O God, remember that my life is but a breath,
    and I will never again feel happiness.
You see me now, but not for long.
    You will look for me, but I will be gone.
Just as a cloud dissipates and vanishes,
    those who die[a] will not come back.
10 They are gone forever from their home—
    never to be seen again.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:9 Hebrew who go down to Sheol.

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,(A)
    and they come to an end without hope.(B)
Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;(C)
    my eyes will never see happiness again.(D)
The eye that now sees me will see me no longer;
    you will look for me, but I will be no more.(E)
As a cloud vanishes(F) and is gone,
    so one who goes down to the grave(G) does not return.(H)
10 He will never come to his house again;
    his place(I) will know him no more.(J)

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