1 Man's life on earth is a thankless jo his days are those of a mercenary.
2 Like a slave he longs for the shade of evening, like a hireling waiting for his wages.
3 Thus I am allotted months of boredom and nights of grief and misery.
4 In bed I say, "When shall the day break?" On rising, I think, "When shall evening come?" and I toss restless till dawn.
5 My body is full of worms and scabs; my skin festers with its boils and cracks.
6 My days pass swifter than a weaver's shuttle, heading without hope to their end.
7 My life is like wind, you well know it, O God; never will I see happiness again.
8 The eye that saw me will see me no more; when you look for me, I shall have gone.
9 As a cloud dissolves and vanishes, so he who goes to the grave never returns.
10 He will never come back to his house; or be seen by his household.
11 So I will not restrain my words, I will speak out in anguish; and complain with embittered soul,
12 "Am I the sea or a monster of the deep, that you keep me under watch?"
13 When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will soothe my pain,
14 then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,
15 I would prefer death by strangling rather than such a trial.
16 See I am dying, never to live again. Leave me alone; I am finished.
17 What is man that you make much of him, that you give him so much attention,
18 that every morning you examine him and check him all the time?
19 Will you never take your eyes off me and give me respite to swallow my spittle?
20 Suppose I sinned, what has it done to you, O keeper of mankind? Why choose me as your target? Have I become a burden to you?
21 Why not pardon my sin and take away my guilt? For in the dust I will soon lie down; when you search for me, I shall have gone.
Versículos relacionados com Job, 7:
Job 7 is a chapter in which Job continues to regret his situation, expressing his despair at the physical and emotional pain he is facing. He questions the reason for his existence and asks God to leave him alone. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Psalm 6:6: "I'm tired of moaning so much; every night I swim my bed in tears; I dawn my bed." This verse talks about the emotional and physical tiredness that Job is feeling, with his tears flooding his bed every night.
Psalm 13:2: "How long, Lord? You forget me forever? Like Job, the psalmist feels forgotten by God and wonders how long he will still have to endure the pain.
Psalm 22:1-2: "God, my, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you away from helping me and the words of my sick? I have no peace. " This psalm begins with a cry of despair and abandonment, which reflects the pain and loneliness that Job is experiencing.
Psalm 38:6: "I'm curved, I'm very shrewd, I'm sorry for all day." This verse describes Job's physical condition, which is curved and deducted from pain.
Psalm 88:14: "Why do Lord reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?" The psalmist feels abandoned by God and questions why God is hiding his face. This feeling is shared by Job, who feels that God rejected and abandoned him.
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