7:1 'Is this not the struggle of all humanity? A person's life is long and hard, like that of a hired hand,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 1 , 'Is this not the struggle of all humanity? A person's life is long and hard, like that of a hired hand,
7:2 like a worker who longs for the day to end, like a servant waiting to be paid.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 2 , like a worker who longs for the day to end, like a servant waiting to be paid.
7:3 I, too, have been assigned months of futility, long and weary nights of misery.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 3 , I, too, have been assigned months of futility, long and weary nights of misery.
7:4 When I go to bed, I think, `When will it be morning?' But the night drags on, and I toss till dawn.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 4 , When I go to bed, I think, `When will it be morning?' But the night drags on, and I toss till dawn.
7:5 My skin is filled with worms and scabs. My flesh breaks open, full of pus.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 5 , My skin is filled with worms and scabs. My flesh breaks open, full of pus.
7:6 'My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle flying back and forth. They end without hope.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 6 , 'My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle flying back and forth. They end without hope.
7:7 O God, remember that my life is but a breath, and I will never again experience pleasure.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 7 , O God, remember that my life is but a breath, and I will never again experience pleasure.
7:8 You see me now, but not for long. Your eyes will be on me, but I will be dead.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 8 , You see me now, but not for long. Your eyes will be on me, but I will be dead.
7:9 Just as a cloud dissipates and vanishes, those who die will not come back.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 9 , Just as a cloud dissipates and vanishes, those who die will not come back.
7:10 They are gone forever from their home--never to be seen again.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 10 , They are gone forever from their home--never to be seen again.
7:11 'I cannot keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. I must complain in my bitterness.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 11 , 'I cannot keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. I must complain in my bitterness.
7:12 Am I a sea monster that you place a guard on me?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 12 , Am I a sea monster that you place a guard on me?
7:13 If I think, `My bed will comfort me, and I will try to forget my misery with sleep,'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 13 , If I think, `My bed will comfort me, and I will try to forget my misery with sleep,'
7:14 you shatter me with dreams. You terrify me with visions.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 14 , you shatter me with dreams. You terrify me with visions.
7:15 I would rather die of strangulation than go on and on like this.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 15 , I would rather die of strangulation than go on and on like this.
7:16 I hate my life. I do not want to go on living. Oh, leave me alone for these few remaining days.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 16 , I hate my life. I do not want to go on living. Oh, leave me alone for these few remaining days.
7:17 'What are mere mortals, that you should make so much of us?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 17 , 'What are mere mortals, that you should make so much of us?
7:18 For you examine us every morning and test us every moment.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 18 , For you examine us every morning and test us every moment.
7:19 Why won't you leave me alone--even for a moment?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 19 , Why won't you leave me alone--even for a moment?
7:20 Have I sinned? What have I done to you, O watcher of all humanity? Why have you made me your target? Am I a burden to you?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 20 , Have I sinned? What have I done to you, O watcher of all humanity? Why have you made me your target? Am I a burden to you?
7:21 Why not just pardon my sin and take away my guilt? For soon I will lie down in the dust and die. When you look for me, I will be gone.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 7 , Verse 21 , Why not just pardon my sin and take away my guilt? For soon I will lie down in the dust and die. When you look for me, I will be gone.'
