Job 7:11-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 “Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.(A)
12 Am I the Sea or the Dragon
that you set a guard over me?(B)
13 When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
my couch will ease my complaint,’
14 then you scare me with dreams
and terrify me with visions,(C)
15 so that I would choose strangling
and death rather than this body.
16 I loathe my life; I would not live forever.
Let me alone, for my days are a breath.(D)
Job 7:11-16
International Standard Version
Job Intends to Complain
11 “In addition, I won’t keep my opinion[a] to myself;
I’ll speak from my distressed spirit;
I’ll complain with my bitter soul.
12 Am I the sea, or a sea monster,
that you keep watching me?
13 For I’ve said, ‘My bed will comfort me;
my couch will ease my burdens[b] while I complain.’
14 But then you scared me with dreams;
you terrified me with visions.
15 I would rather die by strangulation
than continue living.[c]
16 I hate the thought of living forever!
Leave me alone, because my days are pointless.”
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