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Job 7 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Job’s Life Seems Futile

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“[fn]Is a person not forced to labor on earth,

And are his days not like the days of a hired worker?

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“As a slave pants for the shade,

And as a hired worker who eagerly waits for his wages,

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So I am allotted worthless months,

And nights of trouble are apportioned to me.

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“When I lie down, I say,

‘When shall I arise?’

But the night continues,

And I am continually tossing until dawn.

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“My flesh is clothed with maggots and a crust of dirt,

My skin hardens and [fn]oozes.

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“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,

And they come to an end without hope.

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“Remember that my life is a mere breath;

My eye will not see goodness again.

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“The eye of him who sees me will no longer look at me;

Your eyes will be on me, but I will not exist.

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“When a cloud vanishes, it is gone;

In the same way one who goes down to [fn]Sheol does not come up.

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“He will not return to his house again,

Nor will his place know about him anymore.

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“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.

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“Am I the sea, or the sea monster,

That You set a guard over me?

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“If I say, ‘My couch will comfort me,

My bed will [fn]ease my complaint,’

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Then You frighten me with dreams,

And terrify me by visions,

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So that my soul would choose suffocation,

Death rather than my [fn]pains.

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“I [fn]waste away; I will not live forever.

Leave me alone, for my days are only a breath.

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“What is man that You exalt him,

And that You [fn]are concerned about him,

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That You examine him every morning

And put him to the test every moment?

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“[fn]Will You never turn Your gaze away from me,

Nor leave me alone until I swallow my spittle?

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“Have I sinned? What have I done to You,

Watcher of mankind?

Why have You made me Your target,

So that I am a burden to myself?

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“Why then do You not forgive my wrongdoing

And take away my [fn]guilt?

For now I will lie down in the dust;

And You will search for me, but I will no longer exist.”

See the NASB20 Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NASB20 Footnotes
Lit Has not man compulsory labor
Lit melts
I.e., the netherworld
Lit bear
Lit bones
Or loathe
Lit set Your heart on
Lit How long will You not
Or unjust deed
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Job Chapter 7 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras