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Job

Chapter 7
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): halo'-tzaba֣ le'en֣oshsh 'l 'aley-'a֑retz vekiyme֖y shsaki֣yr yamaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Does not man have a hard service on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired labourer?"

הֲלֹא־צָבָ֣א לֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁ על עֲלֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְכִימֵ֖י שָׂכִ֣יר יָמָֽיו׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּe'e֥bed yishshe'ap-tze֑l u֝keshsaki֗yr yeqaue֥h pa'olֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired hand waiting to be paid,"

כְּעֶ֥בֶד יִשְׁאַף־צֵ֑ל וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר יְקַוֶּ֥ה פָעֳלֽוֹ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּe֤n hanecha֣letּiy li֭y yarechey-shsha֑ve veleyl֥ot 'a֝ma֗l minּu-liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"so I have been allotted months of emptiness, and weary nights have been assigned to me."

כֵּ֤ן הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי לִ֭י יַרְחֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וְלֵיל֥וֹת עָ֝מָ֗ל מִנּוּ־לִֽי׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-shshaka֗betּiy ve'ama֗retּiy mata֣y 'a֭qum umidּad-'a֑reb veshsaba֖'etּiy nedudi֣ym 'adey-naֽshshep׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"When I lie down I think, 'How long before I get up?' The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn."

אִם־שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי מָתַ֣י אָ֭קוּם וּמִדַּד־עָ֑רֶב וְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּי נְדֻדִ֣ים עֲדֵי־נָֽשֶׁף׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): la֘ba֤shsh bּeshsari֣y ri֭mּah vgysh veg֣ushsh 'apa֑r 'ori֥y ra֝ga֗ vayּimּa'eֽs׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"My body is clothed with worms and scabs, my skin is broken and festering."

לָ֘בַ֤שׁ בְּשָׂרִ֣י רִ֭מָּה וגיש וְג֣וּשׁ עָפָ֑ר עוֹרִ֥י רָ֝גַ֗ע וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): yama֣y qa֭lּu minּiy-'a֑reg va֝yּikel֗u bּe'e֣pes tּiqevaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they come to an end without hope."

יָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי־אָ֑רֶג וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ בְּאֶ֣פֶס תִּקְוָֽה׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ze֭kor kּiy-r֣ucha chayּa֑y lo'-tashsh֥ub 'e֝yni֗y lire'֥ot tֽob׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again."

זְ֭כֹר כִּי־ר֣וּחַ חַיָּ֑י לֹא־תָשׁ֥וּב עֵ֝ינִ֗י לִרְא֥וֹת טֽוֹב׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-te֭shshureniy 'e֣yn ro֑'iy 'eyne֖yka bּi֣y ve'eyneֽnּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The eye that now sees me will see me no longer; you will look for me, but I will be gone."

לֹֽא־תְ֭שׁוּרֵנִי עֵ֣ין רֹ֑אִי עֵינֶ֖יךָ בִּ֣י וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּala֣h 'a֭nan vayּela֑ke kּe֥n yore֥d shshe֝'֗ol lo֣ ya'alֽeh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to the grave does not return."

כָּלָ֣ה עָ֭נָן וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ כֵּ֥ן יוֹרֵ֥ד שְׁ֝א֗וֹל לֹ֣א יַעֲלֶֽה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): lo'-yashsh֣ub '֣od lebeyt֑o velo'-yakּiyre֖nּu '֣od meqomֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He will never come to his house again; his place will know him no more."

לֹא־יָשׁ֣וּב ע֣וֹד לְבֵית֑וֹ וְלֹא־יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ ע֣וֹד מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-'aniy֮ lo֤ 'echeshsa֫ke pּi֥y 'aֽ֭dabּerah bּetza֣r ruchi֑y 'a֝shsi֗ychah bּema֣r napeshshiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul."

גַּם־אֲנִי֮ לֹ֤א אֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ פִּ֥י אֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה בְּצַ֣ר רוּחִ֑י אָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): haֽyam-'a֭niy 'im-tּanּi֑yn kּiֽy-tashsi֖ym 'ala֣y mishshemaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Am I the sea, or a monster of the deep, that you place a guard over me?"

הֲֽיָם־אָ֭נִי אִם־תַּנִּ֑ין כִּֽי־תָשִׂ֖ים עָלַ֣י מִשְׁמָֽר׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'a֭maretּiy tּenachame֣niy 'areshsi֑y yishsּa֥ be֝shsiychi֗y mishshekּabiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,"

כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִי עַרְשִׂ֑י יִשָּׂ֥א בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י מִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): vechitּatּa֥niy bachalom֑ot uֽmechezeyon֥ot tּeba'ataֽnּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"even then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,"

וְחִתַּתַּ֥נִי בַחֲלֹמ֑וֹת וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּibecha֣r machana֣q napeshshi֑y ma֝֗vet meֽ'atzemotaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"so that I prefer strangling and death, rather than this body of mine."

וַתִּבְחַ֣ר מַחֲנָ֣ק נַפְשִׁ֑י מָ֝֗וֶת מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ma֭'asetּiy lo'-le'ola֣m 'eֽcheye֑h chada֥l mi֝mּe֗nּiy kּiy-he֥bel yamaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I despise my life; I would not live for ever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning."

מָ֭אַסְתִּי לֹא־לְעֹלָ֣ם אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה חֲדַ֥ל מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי כִּי־הֶ֥בֶל יָמָֽי׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): maֽh-'e֭noshsh kּi֣y tegadּele֑nּu vekiy-tashshi֖yt 'ela֣yv libּeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"What is man that you make so much of him, that you give him such attention,"

מָֽה־אֱ֭נוֹשׁ כִּ֣י תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ וְכִי־תָשִׁ֖ית אֵלָ֣יו לִבֶּֽךָ׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּipeqede֥nּu libeqari֑ym li֝rega'i֗ym tּibechaneֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"that you examine him every morning and test him every moment?"

וַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּ לִבְקָרִ֑ים לִ֝רְגָעִ֗ים תִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּa֭mּah lo'-tishshe'e֣h mimּe֑nּiy loֽ'-ta֝repּe֗niy 'ad-bּile'i֥y ruqּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Will you never look away from me, or leave me alone even for an instant?"

כַּ֭מָּה לֹא־תִשְׁעֶ֣ה מִמֶּ֑נִּי לֹֽא־תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי עַד־בִּלְעִ֥י רֻקִּֽי׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): chata֡'tiy ma֤h 'epe'a֨l ׀ lake֮ notze֪r ha'a֫da֥m la֤mah shsametּa֣niy lemipegּa֣ la֑ke va'eheye֖h 'ala֣y lemashsּaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If I have sinned, what have I done to you, you watcher of men? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you?"

חָטָ֡אתִי מָ֤ה אֶפְעַ֨ל ׀ לָךְ֮ נֹצֵ֪ר הָאָ֫דָ֥ם לָ֤מָה שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי לְמִפְגָּ֣ע לָ֑ךְ וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה עָלַ֣י לְמַשָּֽׂא׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): ume֤h ׀ lo'-tishsּa֣ pishshe'iy֮ veta'abi֪yr 'et-'avo֫ni֥y kּiֽy-'a֭tּah le'apa֣r 'eshshekּa֑b veshshi֖charetּa֣niy ve'eyneֽnּiy׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why do you not pardon my offences and forgive my sins? For I will soon lie down in the dust; you will search for me, but I will be gone."

וּמֶ֤ה ׀ לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פִשְׁעִי֮ וְתַעֲבִ֪יר אֶת־עֲוֺ֫נִ֥י כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה לֶעָפָ֣ר אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃פ