Job 7
American Standard Version
7 Is there not a [a]warfare to man upon earth?
And are not his days like the days of a hireling?
2 As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow,
And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:
3 So am I made to possess months of misery,
And wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4 When I lie down, I say,
When shall I arise, and the night be gone?
And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust;
My skin [b]closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.
6 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope.
7 Oh remember that my life is a breath:
Mine eye shall no more see good.
8 The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more;
Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.
9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away,
So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.
10 He shall return no more to his house,
Neither shall his place know him any more.
11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 Am I a sea, or a sea-monster,
That thou settest a watch over me?
13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me,
My couch shall ease my complaint;
14 Then thou scarest me with dreams,
And terrifiest me through visions:
15 So that my soul chooseth strangling,
And death rather than these my bones.
16 [c]I loathe my life; I [d]would not live alway:
Let me alone; for my days are [e]vanity.
17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him,
And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning,
And try him every moment?
19 How long wilt thou not look away from me,
Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
20 If I have sinned, what [f]do I unto thee, O thou [g]watcher of men?
Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee,
So that I am a burden to myself?
21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity?
For now shall I lie down in the dust;
And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
Job 7
Complete Jewish Bible
7 “Human life on earth is like serving in the army;
yes, we drudge through our days like a hired worker,
2 like a slave longing for shade,
like a worker thinking only of his wages.
3 So I am assigned months of meaninglessness;
troubled nights are my lot.
4 When I lie down, I ask,
‘When can I get up?’
But the night is long, and I keep tossing
to and fro until daybreak.
5 My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt,
my skin forms scabs that ooze pus.
6 My days pass more swiftly than a weaver’s shuttle
and come to their end without hope.
7 “Remember that my life is but a breath;
my eyes will never again see good times.
8 The eye that now sees me will see me no more;
while your eyes are on me, I will be gone.
9 Like a cloud dissolving and disappearing,
so he who descends to Sh’ol won’t come back up.
10 He will not return again to his house,
and his home will know him no more.
11 “Therefore I will not restrain my mouth
but will speak in my anguish of spirit
and complain in my bitterness of soul.
12 Am I the sea, or some sea monster,
that you put a guard over me?
13 When I think that my bed will comfort me,
that my couch will relieve my complaint,
14 then you terrify me with dreams
and frighten me with visions.
15 I would rather be strangled;
death would be better than these bones of mine.
16 I hate it! I won’t live forever,
so leave me alone, for my life means nothing.
17 “What are mere mortals, that you make so much of them?
Why do you keep them on your mind?
18 Why examine them every morning
and test them every moment?
19 Won’t you ever take your eyes off of me,
at least long enough for me to swallow my spit?
20 “Suppose I do sin — how do I harm you,
you scrutinizer of humanity?
Why have you made me your target,
so that I am a burden to you?
21 Why don’t you pardon my offense
and take away my guilt?
For soon I will lie down in the dust;
you will seek me, but I will be gone.”
约伯记 7
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
人生在世多有愁苦
7 “人在世上怎能没有劳役呢？
他的日子不像雇工的日子吗？
2 正如仆人切慕暮影，
又像雇工盼望工价。
3 照样，我有空虚的岁月，
也有劳苦的黑夜为我派定。
4 我躺下的时候，就说：
‘我甚么时候起来？’
然而，长夜漫漫，我辗转反侧，直到黎明。
5 我的肉体以虫子和土块为衣裳，
我的皮肤裂开又流脓。
6 我过的日子比梭还要快，
在毫无盼望之中而结束。
7 求你记念我的性命不过是一口气，
我的眼必不再看见福乐。
8 看我的，他的眼再也看不到我，
你的眼要看我，我已经不在了。
9 云彩怎样消散逝去，
照样，人下阴间也不再上来。
10 他不再回自己的家，
故乡再也不认识他。
11 因此，我不再禁止我的口，
我要说出灵里的忧愁，
倾诉心中的痛苦。
埋怨 神待他过严
12 我岂是海洋或是海怪，
你竟然设守卫防备我？
13 我若说：‘我的床必安慰我，
我的榻必减轻我的苦情’，
14 你就用梦惊扰我，
又用异象惊吓我，
15 以致我宁可窒息而死，
也不肯保留我这一身的骨头。
16 我厌恶自己，不愿永远活下去。
任凭我吧，因为我的日子都是空虚的。
17 人算甚么，你竟看他为大，
又把他放在心上；
18 每天早晨你都鉴察他，
每时每刻你也试验他。
19 你到甚么时候才转眼不看我，
任凭我咽下唾沫呢？
20 鉴察世人的主啊！
我若犯了罪，跟你有甚么关系呢？
你为甚么把我当作箭靶，
使我以自己为重担呢？
21 你为甚么不赦免我的过犯，
除去我的罪孽呢？
现在我快要躺卧在尘土中，
那时你寻找我，我却不在了。”
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