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<poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“As a slave<MH5650> pants<MH7602a> for the shade<MH6738>, <t><p class="indent1">And as a hired<MH7916> worker<MH7916> who eagerly<MH6960a> waits<MH6960a> for his wages<MH6467>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>So<MH3651> I am allotted<MH5157> worthless<MH7723> months<MH3391>, <t><p class="indent1">And nights<MH3915> of trouble<MH5999> are apportioned<MH4487> to me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“When<MH518> I lie<MH7901> down<MH7901>, I say<MH559>, <t><p class="indent1">‘When<MH4970> shall I arise<MH6965>?’ <t><p class="indent1">But the night<MH6153> continues<MH4058>, <t><p class="indent1">And I am<MH7646> continually<MH7646> tossing<MH5076> until<MH5704> dawn<MH5399>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“My flesh<MH1320> is clothed<MH3847> with maggots<MH7415> and a crust<MH1487> of dirt<MH6083>, <t><p class="indent1">My skin<MH5785> hardens<MH7280c> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>oozes<MH4549>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“My days<MH3117> are<MH7043> swifter<MH7043> than<MH4480> a weaver’s<MH708> shuttle<MH708>, <t><p class="indent1">And they come<MH3615> to<MH3615> an<MH3615> end<MH3615> without<MH657> hope<MH8615b>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Remember<MH2142> that my life<MH2425b> is a <i>mere</i> breath<MH7307>; <t><p class="indent1">My eye<MH5869> will not see<MH7200> goodness<MH2896b> again<MH7725>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“The eye<MH5869> of him who sees<MH7210> me will no<MH3808> <i>longer</i> look<MH7789> at<MH7789> me; <t><p class="indent1">Your eyes<MH5869> <i>will be</i> on me, but I will not<MH369> exist<MH369>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“When a cloud<MH6051> vanishes<MH3615>, it is gone<MH1980>; <t><p class="indent1">In<MH3651> the<MH3651> same<MH3651> way<MH3651> one who goes<MH3381> down<MH3381> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>Sheol<MH7585> does not come<MH5927> up<MH5927>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“He will not return<MH7725> to his house<MH1004> again<MH5750>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> will his place<MH4725> know<MH5234> about<MH5234> him anymore<MH5750>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Therefore<MH1571> I will not restrain<MH2820> my mouth<MH6310>; <t><p class="indent1">I will speak<MH1696> in the anguish<MH6862b> of my spirit<MH7307>, <t><p class="indent1">I will complain<MH7878> in<MH7878> the bitterness<MH4751> of my soul<MH5315>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Am I the sea<MH3220>, or<MH518> the sea<MH8577> monster<MH8577>, <t><p class="indent1">That You set<MH7760> a guard<MH4929> over<MH5921> me? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“If<MH3588> I say<MH559>, ‘My couch<MH6210> will comfort<MH5162> me, <t><p class="indent1">My bed<MH4904> will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>ease<MH5375> my complaint<MH7879>,’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then You frighten<MH2865> me with dreams<MH2472>, <t><p class="indent1">And terrify<MH1204> me by visions<MH2384>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>So that my soul<MH5315> would choose<MH977> suffocation<MH4267>, <t><p class="indent1">Death<MH4194> rather<MH4480> than<MH4480> my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>pains<MH6106>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“I <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>waste<MH3988a> away<MH3988a>; I will not live<MH2421a> forever<MH5769>. <t><p class="indent1">Leave<MH2308> me alone<MH4480>, for my days<MH3117> are <i>only</i> a breath<MH1892>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“What<MH4100> is man<MH582> that You exalt<MH1431> him, <t><p class="indent1">And that You <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>are<MH7896> concerned<MH7896, 3820> about<MH413> him, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>That You examine<MH6485> him every morning<MH1242> <t><p class="indent1">And put<MH974> him to<MH974> the<MH974> test<MH974> every moment<MH7281>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>Will You never<MH3808> turn<MH8159> Your gaze<MH8159> away<MH8159> from me, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> leave<MH7503> me alone<MH7503> until<MH5704> I swallow<MH1104> my spittle<MH7536>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Have I sinned<MH2398>? What<MH4100> have I done<MH6466> to You, <t><p class="indent1">Watcher<MH5341> of mankind<MH120>? <t><p class="indent1">Why<MH4100> have You made<MH7760> me Your target<MH4645>, <t><p class="indent1">So that I am<MH1961> a burden<MH4853a> to myself? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“Why<MH4100> then do You not forgive<MH5375> my wrongdoing<MH6588> <t><p class="indent1">And take<MH5674a> away<MH5674a> my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>guilt<MH5771>? <t><p class="indent1">For now<MH6258> I will lie<MH7901> down<MH7901> in the dust<MH6083>; <t><p class="indent1">And You will search<MH7836> for me, but I will no<MH369> <i>longer</i> exist<MH369>.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>Has not man compulsory labor</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>melts</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> I.e., the netherworld<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>bear</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>bones</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>loathe</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>set Your heart on</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>How long will You not</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Or <i>unjust deed</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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