New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 7:1-10

1“Is a personלֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582notforcedH6635toH6635laborH6635on earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, And arehis daysוְכִימֵ֖יve.khi.MeiH3117not like the daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117ofa hiredשָׂכִ֣ירsa.KhirH7916workerH7916?

2As a slaveכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650pantsיִשְׁאַף־yish.'af-H7602for the shadeצֵ֑לTzelH6738,And as a hiredוּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗ירu.khe.sa.KhirH7916workerH7916who eagerlyH6960waitsH6960for his wagesפָעֳלֽוֹ׃fo.'o.LoH6467,

3Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I am allottedהָנְחַ֣לְתִּיha.ne.Chal.tiH5157worthlessשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723monthsיַרְחֵי־yar.chei-H3391, Andnightsוְלֵיל֥וֹתve.lei.LotH3915of troubleעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999are apportionedמִנּוּ־mi.nu-H4487to me.

4Whenאִם־'im-H518IlieH7901downH7901,I sayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Whenמָתַ֣יma.TaiH4970shall I ariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965?’But the nightעָ֑רֶב'A.revH6153continuesוּמִדַּד־u.mi.dad-H4058,And I amH7646continuallyH7646tossingנְדֻדִ֣יםne.du.DimH5076untilעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5704dawnנָֽשֶׁף׃Na.shefH5399.

5Myfleshבְּשָׂרִ֣יbe.sa.RiH1320is clothedלָ֘בַ֤שׁla.VashH3847with maggotsרִ֭מָּהRi.mahH7415and a crustוְג֣וּשׁve.gishH1487of dirtעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083,My skinעוֹרִ֥יo.RiH5785hardensרָ֝גַ֗עra.Ga'H7280andoozesH4549.

6My daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117areH7043swifterH7043thanמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a weaver’sH708shuttleH708,And they comeוַ֝יִּכְל֗וּvai.yikh.LuH3615toH3615anH3615endH3615withoutבְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.fesH657hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

7“Rememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142that my lifeH2425is a merebreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307;My eyeעֵ֝ינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869willnot seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodnessטֽוֹב׃TovH2896againתָשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725.

8Theeyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869of him who seesרֹ֑אִיRo.'iH7210me will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerlookH7789atH7789me;Your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will be on me, butI will notH369existH369.

9When acloudעָ֭נָן'A.nonH6051vanishesכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615,it is goneוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980;InH3651theH3651sameH3651wayH3651one who goesH3381downיוֹרֵ֥דyo.RedH3381toSheolשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585does not comeיַעֲלֶֽה׃ya.'a.LehH5927upH5927.

10He will not returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004againע֣וֹדodH5750,NorH3808willhis placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725knowH5234aboutH5234him anymoreע֣וֹדodH5750.

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