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Job 7

Job's Life Seems Futile

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1Is not man  aforced to labor on earth, And are not his days like the days of  ba hired man?

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"As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,

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So am I allotted months of vanity, And  anights of trouble are appointed me.

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"When I  alie down I say, `When shall I arise?' But the night continues, And I am  1continually tossing until dawn.

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"My  aflesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and runs.

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"My days are  aswifter than a weaver's shuttle, And come to an end  bwithout hope.

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"Remember that my life  ais but breath; My eye will  bnot again see good.

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"The  aeye of him who sees me will behold me no longer; Your eyes will be on me, but  bI will not be.

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"When a  acloud vanishes, it is gone, So  bhe who goes down to  cSheol does not come up.

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"He will not return again to his house, Nor will  ahis place know him anymore.

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"Therefore  aI 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  athe sea monster, That You set a guard over me?

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"If I say, ` aMy bed will comfort me, My couch will  1ease 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  1pains.

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"I  1 awaste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone,  bfor my days are but a breath.

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aWhat is man that You magnify him, And that You  1are concerned about him,

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That  aYou examine him every morning And try him every moment?

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1 aWill You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?

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aHave I sinned? What have I done to You, O  bwatcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?

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"Why then  ado You not pardon my transgression And take away my iniquity? For now I will  blie down in the dust; And You will seek me,  cbut I will not be."



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