New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 7:2-6

2As a slaveכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650who pantsיִשְׁאַף־yish.'af-H7602for the shadeצֵ֑לTzelH6738,And as a hiredוּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗ירu.khe.sa.KhirH7916manH7916who eagerlyH6960waitsH6960for his wagesפָעֳלֽוֹ׃fo.'o.LoH6467,

3Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651am I allottedהָנְחַ֣לְתִּיha.ne.Chal.tiH5157monthsיַרְחֵי־yar.chei-H3391of vanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723, Andnightsוְלֵיל֥וֹתve.lei.LotH3915of troubleעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999are appointedמִנּוּ־mi.nu-H4487me.

4Whenאִם־'im-H518IlieH7901downH7901I sayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Whenמָתַ֣יma.TaiH4970shall I ariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965?’But the nightעָ֑רֶב'A.revH6153continuesוּמִדַּד־u.mi.dad-H4058, And I amcontinuallyוְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּיve.sa.Va'.tiH7646tossingנְדֻדִ֣יםne.du.DimH5076untilעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5704dawnנָֽשֶׁף׃Na.shefH5399.

5Myfleshבְּשָׂרִ֣יbe.sa.RiH1320is clothedלָ֘בַ֤שׁla.VashH3847with wormsרִ֭מָּהRi.mahH7415and a crustוְג֣וּשׁve.gishH1487of dirtעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083,My skinעוֹרִ֥יo.RiH5785hardensרָ֝גַ֗עra.Ga'H7280and runsוַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃vai.yi.ma.'EsH3988.

6My daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117areswifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043thanמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a weaver’sH708shuttleH708,And comeוַ֝יִּכְל֗וּvai.yikh.LuH3615to an endH3615withoutבְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.fesH657hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

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