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Job 7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Job 7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 7
1 (A)Is not life on earth a drudgery,[a]
its days like those of a hireling?
2 Like a slave who longs for the shade,
a hireling who waits for wages,
3 So I have been assigned months of futility,
and troubled nights have been counted off for me.
4 When I lie down I say, “When shall I arise?”
then the night drags on;
I am filled with restlessness until the dawn.
5 My flesh is clothed with worms and scabs;(B)
my skin cracks and festers;
6 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle;
they come to an end without hope.
7 Remember that my life is like the wind;(C)
my eye will not see happiness again.
8 The eye that now sees me shall no more behold me;
when your eye is on me, I shall be gone.
9 As a cloud dissolves and vanishes,(D)
so whoever goes down to Sheol shall not come up.
10 They shall not return home again;
their place shall know them no more.
11 My own utterance I will not restrain;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 [b]Am I the Sea, or the dragon,
that you place a watch over me?[c]
13 When I say, “My bed shall comfort me,
my couch shall ease my complaint,”
14 Then you frighten me with dreams
and terrify me with visions,
15 So that I should prefer strangulation
and death rather than my existence.[d]
16 I waste away: I will not live forever;(E)
let me alone, for my days are but a breath.
17 [e]What are human beings, that you make much of them,
or pay them any heed?
18 You observe them every morning(F)
and try them at every moment!
19 How long before you look away from me,
and let me alone till I swallow my spit?
20 If I sin, what do I do to you,
O watcher of mortals?
Why have you made me your target?
Why should I be a burden for you?
21 Why do you not pardon my offense,
or take away my guilt?
For soon I shall lie down in the dust;
and should you seek me I shall be gone.
Footnotes
- 7:1 Drudgery: taken by some to refer to military service; cf. also 14:14.
- 7:12–21 Job now speaks not to his friends (who never speak to God), but to God. He does this frequently; cf. 9:28; 10:2–22; 13:20–28; 14:13–22.
- 7:12 An allusion to the personification of primeval chaos as a monstrous ocean vanquished by God; see note on 3:8.
- 7:15 Existence: lit., bones; the Hebrew is unclear.
- 7:17–18 An ironic allusion to Ps 8:5.
Job 7
New International Version
Job 7
New International Version
7 “Do not mortals have hard service(A) on earth?(B)
Are not their days like those of hired laborers?(C)
2 Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,(D)
or a hired laborer waiting to be paid,(E)
3 so I have been allotted months of futility,
and nights of misery have been assigned to me.(F)
4 When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’(G)
The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.(H)
5 My body is clothed with worms(I) and scabs,
my skin is broken and festering.(J)
6 “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,(K)
and they come to an end without hope.(L)
7 Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;(M)
my eyes will never see happiness again.(N)
8 The eye that now sees me will see me no longer;
you will look for me, but I will be no more.(O)
9 As a cloud vanishes(P) and is gone,
so one who goes down to the grave(Q) does not return.(R)
10 He will never come to his house again;
his place(S) will know him no more.(T)
11 “Therefore I will not keep silent;(U)
I will speak out in the anguish(V) of my spirit,
I will complain(W) in the bitterness of my soul.(X)
12 Am I the sea,(Y) or the monster of the deep,(Z)
that you put me under guard?(AA)
13 When I think my bed will comfort me
and my couch will ease my complaint,(AB)
14 even then you frighten me with dreams
and terrify(AC) me with visions,(AD)
15 so that I prefer strangling and death,(AE)
rather than this body of mine.(AF)
16 I despise my life;(AG) I would not live forever.(AH)
Let me alone;(AI) my days have no meaning.(AJ)
17 “What is mankind that you make so much of them,
that you give them so much attention,(AK)
18 that you examine them every morning(AL)
and test them(AM) every moment?(AN)
19 Will you never look away from me,(AO)
or let me alone even for an instant?(AP)
20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you,(AQ)
you who see everything we do?
Why have you made me your target?(AR)
Have I become a burden to you?[a](AS)
21 Why do you not pardon my offenses
and forgive my sins?(AT)
For I will soon lie down in the dust;(AU)
you will search for me, but I will be no more.”(AV)
Footnotes
- Job 7:20 A few manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition and Septuagint; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text I have become a burden to myself.
Job 7
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Job 7
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
7 “Ang buhay ng tao dito sa mundo ay napakahirap. Itoʼy kasinghirap ng araw-araw na pagtatrabaho ng isang manggagawa, 2 o gaya ng isang aliping nagnanais na sumapit na ang hapon upang siyaʼy makapagpahinga, o tulad ng isang manggagawang naghihintay ng kanyang sweldo. 3 Ganyan din ang kalagayan ko. Ilang buwan na ang aking paghihirap na walang kabuluhan. Kahit gabiʼy naghihirap ako, 4 at habang nakahiga ako, iniisip ko kung kailan darating ang umaga. Napakabagal ng takbo ng oras. Hindi ako mapalagay hanggang magbukang-liwayway. 5 Ang katawan koʼy puno ng uod at langib. Nagnanana at pumuputok ang mga pigsa kong namamaga.”
Nanalangin si Job sa Dios
6 “Lumilipas po ang aking mga araw na walang pag-asa. Mabilis itong lumilipas, higit pa sa bilis ng isang habian[a] ng manghahabi.[b] 7 O Dios, alalahanin nʼyo po na ang buhay koʼy parang isang hinga lamang, at hindi na po ako makadama ng anumang ligaya. 8 Nakikita nʼyo po ako ngayon pero sa huli ay hindi na. Hahanapin nʼyo ako ngunit hindi nʼyo ako matatagpuan. 9 Kung papaanong ang mga ulap ay nawawala at hindi na nakikita, ganoon din ang mga namamatay, hindi na sila nakakabalik pa. 10 Hindi na siya makakauwi sa kanyang bahay, at makakalimutan na siya ng mga nakakakilala sa kanya.
11 “Kaya po hindi ako maaaring manahimik; naninikip na po ang aking dibdib at kailangan ko na pong sabihin ang aking sama ng loob. 12 O Dios, bakit nʼyo po ako binabantayan? Isa ba akong dambuhalang halimaw sa dagat na dapat bantayan? 13 Kung gusto ko pong mahiga para makapagpahinga sa tinitiis kong hirap, 14 tinatakot nʼyo naman po ako sa pamamagitan ng mga panaginip at pangitain. 15 Kaya mas mabuti pang sakalin na lang ako at mamatay kaysa mabuhay sa katawang ito. 16 Kinasusuklaman ko ang aking buhay. Ayoko nang mabuhay. Hayaan nʼyo na lang akong mamatay, dahil wala nang kabuluhan ang aking buhay.
17 “Ano po ba ang tao para pahalagahan at pagmalasakitan nʼyo ng ganito? 18 Sinisiyasat nʼyo siya tuwing umaga at sinusubukan sa bawat sandali. 19 Kung maaari, hayaan na lang muna nʼyo ako kahit sandali lang. 20 At kung nagkasala naman po ako, ano po ang kasalanang nagawa ko sa inyo, O Tagapagbantay ng tao? Bakit ako ang pinili nʼyong pahirapan? Naging pabigat po ba ako sa inyo? 21 Kung nagkasala po ako sa inyo, bakit hindi nʼyo na lang ako patawarin? Hindi na rin naman magtatagal at papanaw na ako, at kahit hanapin nʼyo ako, hindi nʼyo na ako makikita.”
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