My days are (A)swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And they come to an end (B)without hope.

“Remember that my life (C)is a mere breath;
My eye will (D)not see goodness again.
The (E)eye of him who sees me will no longer look at me;
Your eyes will be on me, but (F)I will not exist.
When a (G)cloud vanishes, it is gone;
In the same way (H)one who goes down to [a](I)Sheol does not come up.
10 He will not return to his house again,
Nor will (J)his place know about him anymore.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 7:9 I.e., the netherworld

“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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