Job 7 אִיּוֹב

¹הֲלֹא־צָבָ֣א לֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁ על [עֲלֵי]־אָ֑רֶץ וְכִימֵ֖י שָׂכִ֣יר יָמָֽיו׃

halo-tzava le'enosh ale-aretz vekhime sakhir yamav

1Is there not a time of service to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?

²כְּעֶ֥בֶד יִשְׁאַף־צֵ֑ל וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר יְקַוֶּ֥ה פָעֳלֽוֹ׃

ke'eved yish'af-tzel ukhesakhir yekavve fa'olo

2As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages;

³כֵּ֤ן הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי לִ֭י יַרְחֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וְלֵיל֥וֹת עָ֝מָ֗ל מִנּוּ־לִֽי׃

ken hanchalti li yarche-shav velelot amal minnu-li

3So am I made to possess—months of vanity, And wearisome nights are appointed to me.

⁴אִם־שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי מָתַ֣י אָ֭קוּם וּמִדַּד־עָ֑רֶב וְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּי נְדֻדִ֣ים עֲדֵי־נָֽשֶׁף׃

im-shakhavti ve'amarti matay akum umiddad-arev vesava'ti nedudim ade-nashef

4When I lie down, I say: ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night is long, and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

⁵לָ֘בַ֤שׁ בְּשָׂרִ֣י רִ֭מָּה וגיש [וְג֣וּשׁ] עָפָ֑ר עוֹרִ֥י רָ֝גַ֗ע וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃

lavash besari rimma vegush afar ori raga' vayyimma'es

5My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up and breaketh out afresh.

⁶יָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי־אָ֑רֶג וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ בְּאֶ֣פֶס תִּקְוָֽה׃

yamay kallu minni-areg vayyikhlu be'efes tikva

6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, And are spent without hope.

⁷זְ֭כֹר כִּי־ר֣וּחַ חַיָּ֑י לֹא־תָשׁ֥וּב עֵ֝ינִ֗י לִרְא֥וֹת טֽוֹב׃

zekhor ki-ruach chayyay lo-tashuv eni lirot tov

7O remember that my life is a breath; Mine eye shall no more see good.

⁸לֹֽא־תְ֭שׁוּרֵנִי עֵ֣ין רֹ֑אִי עֵינֶ֖יךָ בִּ֣י וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃

lo-teshureni en ro'i enekha bi ve'enenni

8The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; While Thine eyes are upon me, I am gone.

⁹כָּלָ֣ה עָ֭נָן וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ כֵּ֥ן יוֹרֵ֥ד שְׁ֝א֗וֹל לֹ֣א יַעֲלֶֽה׃

kala anan vayyelakh ken yored sheol lo ya'ale

9As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

¹⁰לֹא־יָשׁ֣וּב ע֣וֹד לְבֵית֑וֹ וְלֹא־יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ ע֣וֹד מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

lo-yashuv od leveto velo-yakkirennu od mekomo

10He shall return no more to his house, Neither shall his place know him any more.

¹¹גַּם־אֲנִי֮ לֹ֤א אֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ פִּ֥י אֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה בְּצַ֣ר רוּחִ֑י אָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃

gam-ani lo echesakh pi adabbera betzar ruchi asicha bemar nafshi

11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

¹²הֲֽיָם־אָ֭נִי אִם־תַּנִּ֑ין כִּֽי־תָשִׂ֖ים עָלַ֣י מִשְׁמָֽר׃

hayam-ani im-tannin ki-tasim alay mishmar

12Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That Thou settest a watch over me?

¹³כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִי עַרְשִׂ֑י יִשָּׂ֥א בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י מִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃

ki-amarti tenachameni arsi yissa vesichi mishkavi

13When I say: ‘My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint’;

¹⁴וְחִתַּתַּ֥נִי בַחֲלֹמ֑וֹת וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃

vechittattani vachalomot umechezyonot teva'atanni

14Then Thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions;

¹⁵וַתִּבְחַ֣ר מַחֲנָ֣ק נַפְשִׁ֑י מָ֝֗וֶת מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃

vattivchar machanak nafshi mavet me'atzmotay

15So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones.

¹⁶מָ֭אַסְתִּי לֹא־לְעֹלָ֣ם אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה חֲדַ֥ל מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי כִּי־הֶ֥בֶל יָמָֽי׃

ma'asti lo-le'olam echye chadal mimmenni ki-hevel yamay

16I loathe it; I shall not live alway; Let me alone; for my days are vanity.

¹⁷מָֽה־אֱ֭נוֹשׁ כִּ֣י תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ וְכִי־תָשִׁ֖ית אֵלָ֣יו לִבֶּֽךָ׃

ma-enosh ki tegaddelennu vekhi-tashit elav libbekha

17What is man, that Thou shouldest magnify him, And that Thou shouldest set Thy heart upon him,

¹⁸וַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּ לִבְקָרִ֑ים לִ֝רְגָעִ֗ים תִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃

vattifkedennu livkarim lirga'im tivchanennu

18And that Thou shouldest remember him every morning, And try him every moment?

¹⁹כַּ֭מָּה לֹא־תִשְׁעֶ֣ה מִמֶּ֑נִּי לֹֽא־תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי עַד־בִּלְעִ֥י רֻקִּֽי׃

kamma lo-tish'e mimmenni lo-tarpeni ad-bil'i rukki

19How long wilt Thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

²⁰חָטָ֡אתִי מָ֤ה אֶפְעַ֨ל ׀ לָךְ֮ נֹצֵ֪ר הָאָ֫דָ֥ם לָ֤מָה שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי לְמִפְגָּ֣ע לָ֑ךְ וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה עָלַ֣י לְמַשָּֽׂא׃

chatati ma ef'al lakh notzer ha'adam lama samtani lemifga' lakh va'ehye alay lemassa

20If I have sinned, what do I unto Thee, O Thou watcher of men? Why hast Thou set me as a mark for Thee, So that I am a burden to myself?

²¹וּמֶ֤ה ׀ לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פִשְׁעִי֮ וְתַעֲבִ֪יר אֶת־עֲוֺ֫נִ֥י כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה לֶעָפָ֣ר אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃

ume lo-tissa fish'i veta'avir et-avoni ki-atta le'afar eshkav veshichartani ve'enenni

21And why dost Thou not pardon my transgression, And take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And Thou wilt seek me, but I shall not be.