1 Is not man's life on earth a drudgery? Are not his days those of a hireling?
2 He is a slave who longs for the shade, a hireling who waits for his wages.
3 So I have been assigned months of misery, and troubled nights have been told off for me.
4 If in bed I say, "When shall I arise?" then the night drags on; I am filled with restlessness until the dawn.
5 My flesh is clothed with worms and scabs; my skin cracks and festers;
6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
7 Remember that my life is like the wind; I shall not see happiness again.
8 The eye that now sees me shall no more behold me; as you look at me, I shall be gone.
9 As a cloud dissolves and vanishes, so he who goes down to the nether world shall come up no more.
10 He shall not again return to his house; his place shall know him no more.
11 My own utterance I will not restrain; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 Am I the sea, or a monster of the deep, that you place a watch over me? Why have you set me up as an object of attack; or why should I be a target for you?
13 When I say, "My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint,"
14 Then you affright me with dreams and with visions terrify me,
15 So that I should prefer choking and death rather than my pains.
16 I waste away: I cannot live forever; let me alone, for my days are but a breath.
17 What is man, that you make much of him, or pay him any heed?
18 You observe him with each new day and try him at every moment!
19 How long will it be before you look away from me, and let me alone long enough to swallow my spittle?
20 Though I have sinned, what can I do to you, O watcher of men?
21 Why do you not pardon my offense, or take away my guilt? For soon I shall lie down in the dust; and should you seek me I shall then be 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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