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Job 7:11-16
New International Version
Job 7:11-16
New International Version
11 “Therefore I will not keep silent;(A)
I will speak out in the anguish(B) of my spirit,
I will complain(C) in the bitterness of my soul.(D)
12 Am I the sea,(E) or the monster of the deep,(F)
that you put me under guard?(G)
13 When I think my bed will comfort me
and my couch will ease my complaint,(H)
14 even then you frighten me with dreams
and terrify(I) me with visions,(J)
15 so that I prefer strangling and death,(K)
rather than this body of mine.(L)
16 I despise my life;(M) I would not live forever.(N)
Let me alone;(O) my days have no meaning.(P)
Job 7:11-16
New Living Translation
Job 7:11-16
New Living Translation
11 “I cannot keep from speaking.
I must express my anguish.
My bitter soul must complain.
12 Am I a sea monster or a dragon
that you must place me under guard?
13 I think, ‘My bed will comfort me,
and sleep will ease my misery,’
14 but then you shatter me with dreams
and terrify me with visions.
15 I would rather be strangled—
rather die than suffer like this.
16 I hate my life and don’t want to go on living.
Oh, leave me alone for my few remaining days.
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