Job 7

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Job 7

Job Continues: Life Seems Futile

הֲלֹא־

hă·lō-

[is there] not

צָבָ֣א

ṣā·ḇā

a time of hard service

לֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁ

le·’ĕ·nō·wōš

[על־]

‘al-

-

(עֲלֵי־)

‘ă·lê-

on

אָ֑רֶץ

’ā·reṣ;

וְכִימֵ֖י

wə·ḵî·mê

and like the days

שָׂכִ֣יר

śā·ḵîr

؟ יָמָֽיו׃

yā·māw.

[Are not] his days ؟

כְּעֶ֥בֶד

kə·‘e·ḇeḏ

יִשְׁאַף־

yiš·’ap̄-

who earnestly desires

､ צֵ֑ל

ṣêl;

the shade ､

וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר

ū·ḵə·śā·ḵîr,

and like a hired man

יְקַוֶּ֥ה

yə·qaw·weh

who eagerly looks for

､ פָעֳלֽוֹ׃

p̄ā·‘o·lōw.

כֵּ֤ן

kên

so

הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי

hā·nə·ḥal·tî

have been allotted

לִ֭י

lî

I

יַרְחֵי־

yar·ḥê-

､ שָׁ֑וְא

šāw;

of futility ､

וְלֵיל֥וֹת

wə·lê·lō·wṯ

עָ֝מָ֗ל

‘ā·māl,

מִנּוּ־

min·nū-

have been appointed

. לִֽי׃

lî.

to me .

אִם־

’im-

､ שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי

šā·ḵaḇ·tî,

I lie down ､

､ וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי

wə·’ā·mar·tî,

and I say ､

מָתַ֣י

mā·ṯay

､ אָ֭קוּם

’ā·qūm

shall I arise ､

؟ וּמִדַּד־

ū·mid·daḏ-

and be ended ؟

עָ֑רֶב

‘ā·reḇ;

וְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּי

wə·śā·ḇa‘·tî

for I have had my fill

נְדֻדִ֣ים

nə·ḏu·ḏîm

עֲדֵי־

‘ă·ḏê-

. נָֽשֶׁף׃

nā·šep̄.

לָ֘בַ֤שׁ

lā·ḇaš

בְּשָׂרִ֣י

bə·śā·rî

רִ֭מָּה

rim·māh

with worms

[וגיש]

wə·ḡîš

-

(וְג֣וּשׁ)

wə·ḡūš

and

– עָפָ֑ר

‘ā·p̄ār;

dust –

עוֹרִ֥י

‘ō·w·rî

､ רָ֝גַ֗ע

rā·ḡa‘,

is cracked ､

. וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃

way·yim·mā·’ês.

and breaks out afresh .

יָמַ֣י

yā·may

קַ֭לּוּ

qal·lū

מִנִּי־

min·nî-

､ אָ֑רֶג

’ā·reḡ;

a weaver's shuttle ､

וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ

way·yiḵ·lū,

בְּאֶ֣פֶס

bə·’e·p̄es

. תִּקְוָֽה׃

tiq·wāh.

זְ֭כֹר

zə·ḵōr

כִּי־

kî-

– ר֣וּחַ

rū·aḥ

a breath –

חַיָּ֑י

ḥay·yāy;

my life [is]

לֹא־

lō-

תָשׁ֥וּב

ṯā·šūḇ

עֵ֝ינִ֗י

‘ê·nî,

My eye

לִרְא֥וֹת

lir·’ō·wṯ

will see

. טֽוֹב׃

ṭō·wḇ.

לֹֽא־

lō-

תְ֭שׁוּרֵנִי

ṯə·šū·rê·nî

will see me

עֵ֣ין

‘ên

the eye of

רֹ֑אִי

rō·’î;

him who sees me

עֵינֶ֖יךָ

‘ê·ne·ḵā

[While] your [eyes] are

בִּ֣י

bî

. וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃

wə·’ê·nen·nî.

and I shall no longer [be] .

כָּלָ֣ה

kā·lāh

עָ֭נָן

‘ā·nān

[As] the cloud

､ וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ

way·yê·laḵ;

and vanishes away ､

כֵּ֥ן

kên

so

יוֹרֵ֥ד

yō·w·rêḏ

he who goes down

שְׁ֝א֗וֹל

’ō·wl,

to the grave

לֹ֣א

lō

not

. יַעֲלֶֽה׃

ya·‘ă·leh.

לֹא־

lō-

יָשׁ֣וּב

yā·šūḇ

He shall return

ע֣וֹד

‘ō·wḏ

､ לְבֵית֑וֹ

lə·ḇê·ṯōw;

to his house ､

וְלֹא־

wə·lō-

יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ

yak·kî·ren·nū

ע֣וֹד

‘ō·wḏ

. מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

mə·qō·mōw.

גַּם־

gam-

אֲנִי֮

’ă·nî

I

לֹ֤א

lō

not

אֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ

’e·ḥĕ·śāḵ

– פִּ֥י

pî

my mouth –

אֲ‍ֽ֭דַבְּרָה

’ăḏab·bə·rāh

I will speak

בְּצַ֣ר

bə·ṣar

in the anguish

– רוּחִ֑י

rū·ḥî;

of my spirit –

אָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה

’ā·śî·ḥāh,

I will complain

בְּמַ֣ר

bə·mar

in the bitterness

. נַפְשִֽׁי׃

nap̄·šî.

of my soul .

､ הֲ‍ֽיָם־

hăyām-

[am] a sea ､

אָ֭נִי

’ā·nî

I

אִם־

’im-

or

､ תַּנִּ֑ין

tan·nîn;

a sea serpent ､

כִּֽי־

kî-

תָשִׂ֖ים

ṯā·śîm

עָלַ֣י

‘ā·lay

. מִשְׁמָֽר׃

miš·mār.

כִּֽי־

kî-

､ אָ֭מַרְתִּי

’ā·mar·tî

I say ､

תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִי

tə·na·ḥă·mê·nî

will comfort me

עַרְשִׂ֑י

‘ar·śî;

My bed

יִשָּׂ֥א

yiś·śā

will ease

בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י

ḇə·śî·ḥî,

. מִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃

miš·kā·ḇî.

My couch .

וְחִתַּתַּ֥נִי

wə·ḥit·tat·ta·nî

And You scare me

､ בַחֲלֹמ֑וֹת

ḇa·ḥă·lō·mō·wṯ;

with dreams ､

– וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת

ū·mê·ḥez·yō·nō·wṯ

and with visions –

. תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃

tə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯan·nî.

וַתִּבְחַ֣ר

wat·tiḇ·ḥar

So that chooses

､ מַחֲנָ֣ק

ma·ḥă·nāq

נַפְשִׁ֑י

nap̄·šî;

מָ֝֗וֶת

mā·weṯ,

[And] death

. מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃

mê·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāy.

rather than my body .

מָ֭אַסְתִּי

mā·’as·tî

I loathe [my life]

לֹא־

lō-

not

. לְעֹלָ֣ם

lə·‘ō·lām

אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה

’eḥ·yeh;

חֲדַ֥ל

ḥă·ḏal

– מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי

mim·men·nî,

me –

כִּי־

kî-

הֶ֥בֶל

he·ḇel

[but] a breath

. יָמָֽי׃

yā·māy.

my days [are] .

מָֽה־

māh-

What [is]

､ אֱ֭נוֹשׁ

’ĕ·nō·wōš

man ､

כִּ֣י

kî

תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ

ṯə·ḡad·də·len·nū;

You should exalt him

וְכִי־

wə·ḵî-

and [That]

תָשִׁ֖ית

ṯā·šîṯ

אֵלָ֣יו

’ê·lāw

on him

. לִבֶּֽךָ׃

lib·be·ḵā.

וַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּ

wat·tip̄·qə·ḏen·nū

That You should visit him

､ לִבְקָרִ֑ים

liḇ·qā·rîm;

every morning ､

לִ֝רְגָעִ֗ים

lir·ḡā·‘îm,

؟ תִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃

tiḇ·ḥā·nen·nū.

[And] test him ؟

כַּ֭מָּה

kam·māh

as what [duration]

לֹא־

lō-

not

תִשְׁעֶ֣ה

ṯiš·‘eh

will You look away

מִמֶּ֑נִּי

mim·men·nî;

לֹֽא־

lō-

and

תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי

ṯar·pê·nî,

עַד־

‘aḏ-

בִּלְעִ֥י

bil·‘î

؟ רֻקִּֽי׃

ruq·qî.

my saliva ؟

– חָטָ֡אתִי

ḥā·ṭā·ṯî

have I sinned –

מָ֤ה

māh

אֶפְעַ֨ל ׀

’ep̄·‘al

לָךְ֮

lāḵ

to You

נֹצֵ֪ר

nō·ṣêr

؟ הָאָ֫דָ֥ם

hā·’ā·ḏām

of men ؟

לָ֤מָה

lā·māh

שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי

śam·ta·nî

have You set me

לְמִפְגָּ֣ע

lə·mip̄·gā‘

לָ֑ךְ

lāḵ;

וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה

wā·’eh·yeh

so that I am

עָלַ֣י

‘ā·lay

. לְמַשָּֽׂא׃

lə·maś·śā.

וּמֶ֤ה ׀

ū·meh

לֹא־

lō-

not

תִשָּׂ֣א

ṯiś·śā

､ פִשְׁעִי֮

p̄iš·‘î

my transgression ､

וְתַעֲבִ֪יר

wə·ṯa·‘ă·ḇîr

אֶת־

’eṯ-

-

؟ עֲוֺ֫נִ֥י

‘ă·wō·nî

כִּֽי־

kî-

עַ֭תָּה

‘at·tāh

– לֶעָפָ֣ר

le·‘ā·p̄ār

in the dust –

אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב

’eš·kāḇ;

I will lie down

､ וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי

wə·ši·ḥăr·ta·nî

and You will seek me diligently ､

. וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃

wə·’ê·nen·nî.

but I [will] no longer [be] .

פ

p̄

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