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  7:1 ¶
[Is there] notº
an appointed timeº
to manº
uponº
earth?º
[are not] his daysº
also like the daysº
of an hireling?º |
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7:1 ¶
[Is there] not an appointed time to man upon earth? [are not] his days also like the days of an hireling? |
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7:2
As a servantº
earnestly desirethºº
the shadow,º
and as an hirelingº
lookethºº
forº
[the reward of] his work:º |
7:2
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for [the reward of] his work: |
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7:3
Soº
am I made to possessºº
monthsº
of vanity,º
and wearisomeº
nightsº
are appointedºº
to me. |
7:3
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. |
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7:4
Whenº
I lie down,ºº
I say,ºº
Whenº
shall I arise,ºº
and the nightº
be gone?º
and I am fullºº
of tossings to and froº
untoº
the dawning of the day.º |
7:4
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. |
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7:5
My fleshº
is clothedºº
with wormsº
and clodsº
of dust;º
my skinº
is broken,ºº
and become loathsome.ºº |
7:5
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome. |
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7:6
My daysº
are swifterºº
thanº
a weaver's shuttle,º
and are spentºº
withoutº
hope.º |
7:6
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. |
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7:7
O rememberºº
thatº
my lifeº
[is] wind:º
mine eyeº
shall noº
moreºº
seeºº
good.º |
7:7
O remember that my life [is] wind: mine eye shall no more see good. |
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7:8
The eyeº
of him that hath seenº
me shall seeºº
me noº
[more]: thine eyesº
[are] upon me, and I [am] not.º |
7:8
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no [more]: thine eyes [are] upon me, and I [am] not. |
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7:9
[As] the cloudº
is consumedºº
and vanisheth away:ººº
soº
he that goeth downºº
to the graveº
shall come upºº
noº
[more]. |
7:9
[As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more]. |
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7:10
He shall returnºº
noº
moreº
to his house,º
neitherº
shall his placeº
knowºº
him any more.º |
7:10
He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. |
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7:11
Thereforeº
Iº
will notº
refrainºº
my mouth;º
I will speakºº
in the anguishº
of my spirit;º
I will complainºº
in the bitternessº
of my soul.º |
7:11
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. |
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7:12
[Am] Iº
a sea,º
orº
a whale,º
thatº
thou settestºº
a watchº
overº
me? |
7:12
[Am] I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? |
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7:13
Whenº
I say,ºº
My bedº
shall comfortºº
me, my couchº
shall easeºº
my complaint;º |
7:13
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; |
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7:14
Then thou scarestºº
me with dreams,º
and terrifiestºº
me through visions:ºº |
7:14
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions: |
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7:15
So that my soulº
choosethºº
strangling,º
[and] deathº
rather than my life.ºº |
7:15
So that my soul chooseth strangling, [and] death rather than my life. |
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7:16
I loatheºº
[it]; I would notº
liveºº
alway:º
let me alone;ººº
forº
my daysº
[are] vanity.º |
7:16
I loathe [it]; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days [are] vanity. |
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7:17
Whatº
[is] man,º
thatº
thou shouldest magnifyºº
him? and thatº
thou shouldest setºº
thine heartº
uponº
him? |
7:17
What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? |
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7:18
And [that] thou shouldest visitºº
him every morning,º
[and] tryºº
him every moment?º |
7:18
And [that] thou shouldest visit him every morning, [and] try him every moment? |
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7:19
How longº
wilt thou notº
departºº
fromº
me, norº
let me aloneºº
tillº
I swallow downºº
my spittle?º |
7:19
How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? |
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7:20
I have sinned;ºº
whatº
shall I doºº
unto thee, O thou preserverºº
of men?º
whyº
hast thou setºº
me as a markº
against thee, so that I amº
a burdenº
toº
myself? |
7:20
I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? |
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7:21
And whyº
dost thou notº
pardonºº
my transgression,º
and take awayººº
mine iniquity?º
forº
nowº
shall I sleepºº
in the dust;º
and thou shalt seek me in the morning,ºº
but I [shall] notº
[be]. |
7:21
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I [shall] not [be]. |
