Job 7:8-21
New American Standard Bible 1995
8 “The (A)eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer;
Your eyes will be on me, but (B)I will not be.
9 “When a (C)cloud vanishes, it is gone,
So (D)he who goes down to (E)Sheol does not come up.
10 “He will not return again to his house,
Nor will (F)his place know him anymore.
11 “Therefore (G)I will not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit,
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 “Am I the sea, or (H)the sea monster,
That You set a guard over me?
13 “If I say, ‘(I)My bed will comfort me,
My couch will [a]ease my complaint,’
14 Then You frighten me with dreams
And terrify me by visions;
15 So that my soul would choose suffocation,
Death rather than my [b]pains.
16 “I [c](J)waste away; I will not live forever.
Leave me alone, (K)for my days are but a breath.
17 “(L)What is man that You magnify him,
And that You [d]are concerned about him,
18 That (M)You examine him every morning
And try him every moment?
19 “[e](N)Will You never turn Your gaze away from me,
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
20 “(O)Have I sinned? What have I done to You,
O (P)watcher of men?
Why have You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?
21 “Why then (Q)do You not pardon my transgression
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will (R)lie down in the dust;
And You will seek me, (S)but I will not be.”
Job 9:25-31
New American Standard Bible 1995
25 “Now (A)my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, (B)they see no good.
26 “They slip by like (C)reed boats,
Like an (D)eagle that swoops on [a]its prey.
27 “Though I say, ‘I will forget (E)my complaint,
I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,’
28 I am (F)afraid of all my pains,
I know that (G)You will not acquit me.
29 “I am accounted (H)wicked,
Why then should I toil in vain?
30 “If I should (I)wash myself with snow
And cleanse (J)my hands with lye,
31 Yet You would plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would abhor me.
Footnotes
- Job 9:26 Lit food
Job 10
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job Despairs of God’s Dealings
10 “[a](A)I loathe my own life;
I will give full vent to (B)my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
2 “I will say to God, ‘(C)Do not condemn me;
Let me know why You contend with me.
3 ‘Is it [b]right for You indeed to (D)oppress,
To reject (E)the labor of Your hands,
And [c]to look favorably on (F)the schemes of the wicked?
4 ‘Have You eyes of flesh?
Or do You (G)see as a man sees?
5 ‘Are Your days as the days of a mortal,
Or (H)Your years as man’s years,
6 That (I)You should seek for my guilt
And search after my sin?
7 ‘According to Your knowledge (J)I am indeed not guilty,
Yet there is (K)no deliverance from Your hand.
8 ‘(L)Your hands fashioned and made me [d]altogether,
(M)And would You destroy me?
9 ‘Remember now, that You have made me as (N)clay;
And would You (O)turn me into dust again?
10 ‘Did You not pour me out like milk
And curdle me like cheese;
11 Clothe me with skin and flesh,
And knit me together with bones and sinews?
12 ‘You have (P)granted me life and lovingkindness;
And Your care has preserved my spirit.
13 ‘Yet (Q)these things You have concealed in Your heart;
I know that this is within You:
14 If I sin, then You would (R)take note of me,
And (S)would not acquit me of my guilt.
15 ‘If (T)I am wicked, woe to me!
And (U)if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head.
I am sated with disgrace and [e]conscious of my misery.
16 ‘Should my head be lifted up, (V)You would hunt me like a lion;
And again You would show Your (W)power against me.
17 ‘You renew (X)Your witnesses against me
And increase Your anger toward me;
[f](Y)Hardship after hardship is with me.
18 ‘(Z)Why then have You brought me out of the womb?
Would that I had died and no eye had seen me!
19 ‘I should have been as though I had not been,
Carried from womb to tomb.’
20 “Would He not let (AA)my few days alone?
[g](AB)Withdraw from me that I may have a little cheer
21 Before I go—(AC)and I shall not return—
(AD)To the land of darkness and (AE)deep shadow,
22 The land of utter gloom as darkness itself,
Of deep shadow without order,
And which shines as the darkness.”
Job 13:20-28
New American Standard Bible 1995
20 “Only two things do not do to me,
Then I will not hide from Your face:
21 (A)Remove Your [a]hand from me,
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
22 “Then call, and (B)I will answer;
Or let me speak, then reply to me.
23 “(C)How many are my iniquities and sins?
Make known to me my [b]rebellion and my sin.
24 “Why do You (D)hide Your face
And consider me (E)Your enemy?
25 “Will You cause a (F)driven leaf to tremble?
Or will You pursue the dry (G)chaff?
26 “For You write (H)bitter things against me
And (I)make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.
27 “You (J)put my feet in the stocks
And watch all my paths;
You [c]set a limit for the soles of my feet,
28 While [d]I am decaying like a (K)rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Job 14
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job Speaks of the Finality of Death
14 “(A)Man, who is born of woman,
Is [a]short-lived and (B)full of turmoil.
2 “(C)Like a flower he comes forth and withers.
He also flees like (D)a shadow and does not remain.
3 “You also (E)open Your eyes on him
And (F)bring [b]him into judgment with Yourself.
4 “(G)Who can make the clean out of the unclean?
No one!
5 “Since his days are determined,
The (H)number of his months is with You;
And his limits You have [c]set so that he cannot pass.
6 “(I)Turn Your gaze from him that he may [d]rest,
Until he [e]fulfills his day like a hired man.
7 “For there is hope for a tree,
When it is cut down, that it will sprout again,
And its shoots will not [f]fail.
8 “Though its roots grow old in the ground
And its stump dies in the dry soil,
9 At the scent of water it will flourish
And put forth sprigs like a plant.
10 “But (J)man dies and lies prostrate.
Man (K)expires, and where is he?
11 “As (L)water [g]evaporates from the sea,
And a river becomes parched and dried up,
12 So (M)man lies down and does not rise.
Until the heavens are no longer,
[h]He will not awake nor be aroused out of [i]his sleep.
13 “Oh that You would hide me in [j]Sheol,
That You would conceal me (N)until Your wrath returns to You,
That You would set a limit for me and remember me!
14 “If a man dies, will he live again?
All the days of my struggle I will wait
Until my change comes.
15 “You will call, and I will answer You;
You will long for (O)the work of Your hands.
16 “For now You (P)number my steps,
You do not (Q)observe my sin.
17 “My transgression is (R)sealed up in a bag,
And You [k]wrap up my iniquity.
18 “But the falling mountain [l]crumbles away,
And the rock moves from its place;
19 Water wears away stones,
Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth;
So You (S)destroy man’s hope.
20 “You forever overpower him and he (T)departs;
You change his appearance and send him away.
21 “His sons achieve honor, but (U)he does not know it;
Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.
22 “But his [m]body pains him,
And he mourns only for himself.”
Footnotes
- Job 14:1 Lit short of days
- Job 14:3 So with some ancient versions; M.T. me
- Job 14:5 Lit made
- Job 14:6 Lit cease
- Job 14:6 Lit makes acceptable
- Job 14:7 Or cease
- Job 14:11 Lit disappears
- Job 14:12 Lit They
- Job 14:12 Lit their
- Job 14:13 I.e. the nether world
- Job 14:17 Lit plaster; or glue together
- Job 14:18 Lit withers
- Job 14:22 Lit flesh
Job 17:3-4
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 30:20-23
New American Standard Bible 1995
20 “I (A)cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;
I stand up, and You turn Your attention against me.
21 “You have [a]become cruel to me;
With the might of Your hand You (B)persecute me.
22 “You (C)lift me up to the wind and cause me to ride;
And You dissolve me in a storm.
23 “For I know that You (D)will bring me to death
And to the (E)house of meeting for all living.
Footnotes
- Job 30:21 Lit turned to be
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