Job 7
7:1In either way is not the existence of man upon the earth a trial, and his life as the daily hireling,
7:2or as an attendant in awe of his master, and attaining for shade; or as if a hireling awaiting his wage?
7:3So I also waited months in vain; and nights of griefs are given to me.
7:4When I should go to bed, I say, When will it be the day? and whenever I rise up, again I say, When will it be evening? And I am full of griefs, from evening unto morning.
7:5And my body is befouled in rottenness of worms, and I melt away with clods of earth scraping of pus.
7:6And my existence is lighter than speech, and has perished in vain hope.
7:7Remember then that my breath is life; and no longer shall my eye return back to behold good.
7:8The eye of the one seeing me shall not look round about; your eyes are on me, and I am not.
7:9I am as a cloud being cleared away from the heaven; for if a man should go down into Hades, no longer in any way should he ascend;
7:10and neither in any way shall he return unto his own house, nor shall his place in any way recognize him any more.
7:11Nevertheless then, nor will I spare my mouth; I will speak being in distress of my spirit; I will open the bitterness of my soul being held in.
7:12Is it that I am a sea or a dragon, that you delegated a guard over me?
7:13I said that my bed shall comfort me, and I shall offer to myself my own word in my bed.
7:14You frighten me with dreams, and with visions you strike terror in me.
7:15You will dismiss my soul from my spirit, and my bones from death.
7:16For I shall not live into the eon, that I should patiently wait. Depart from me, for my livelihood is empty!
7:17For what is man that you magnified him? or that you heed the mind in him?
7:18Or will you make him a visit until the morning; and shall you judge him for rest?
7:19For how long do you not allow me, nor let me go, until whenever I should swallow down my spittle in grief?
7:20If I sinned, how am I able to act out against you, O one having knowledge of the mind of men? Why did you establish me as your accuser, and I am a load unto you?
7:21And why did you not appoint of my lawlessness to forgetfulness, and for a cleansing of my sin? But now into the earth I shall go forth, and I am no longer for rising early.