Job 7:1

ASV: Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?

DARBY: Hath not man a life of labour upon earth? and are not his days like the days of a hireling?

DRA: The life of man upon earth is a warfare, and his days are like the days of a hireling.

KJV: Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

Job 7:2

ASV: As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:

DARBY: As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages,

DRA: As a servant longeth for the shade, as the hireling looketh for the end of his work;

KJV: As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

Job 7:3

ASV: So am I made to possess months of misery, And wearisome nights are appointed to me.

DARBY: So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

DRA: So I also have had empty months, and have numbered to myself wearisome nights.

KJV: So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

Job 7:4

ASV: When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

DARBY: If I lie down, I say, When shall I rise up, and the darkness be gone? and I am full of tossings until the dawn.

DRA: If I lie down to sleep, I shall say: When shall arise? and again I shall look for the evening, and shall be filled with sorrows even till darkness.

KJV: When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

Job 7:5

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

DARBY: My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and suppurates.

DRA: My flesh is clothed with rottenness and the filth of dust, my skin is withered and drawn together.

KJV: My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

Job 7:6

ASV: My days are swifter than a weaver`s shuttle, And are spent without hope.

DARBY: My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

DRA: My days have passed more swiftly than the web is cut by the weaver, and are consumed without any hope.

KJV: My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.

Job 7:7

ASV: Oh remember that my life is a breath: Mine eye shall no more see good.

DARBY: Remember thou that my life is wind; mine eye shall no more see good.

DRA: Remember that my life is but wind, and my eyes shall not return to see good things.

KJV: O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.

Job 7:8

ASV: The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.

DARBY: The eye of him that hath seen me shall behold me no [more]: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

DRA: Nor shall the sight of man behold me: thy eyes are upon me, and I shall be no more.

KJV: The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

Job 7:9

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

DARBY: The cloud consumeth and vanisheth away; so he that goeth down to Sheol shall not come up.

DRA: As a cloud is consumed, and passeth away: so he that shall go down to hell shall not come up.

KJV: As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

Job 7:10

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

DARBY: He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him again.

DRA: Nor shall he return my more into his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

KJV: He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

Job 7:11

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

DARBY: Therefore I will not restrain my mouth: I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

DRA: Wherefore I will not spare my month, I will speak in the affliction of my spirit: I will talk with the bitterness of my soul.

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

Job 7:12

ASV: Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?

DARBY: Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that thou settest a watch over me?

DRA: Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou hast enclosed me in a prison?

KJV: Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

Job 7:13

ASV: When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;

DARBY: When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

DRA: If I say: My bed shall comfort me, and I shall be relieved speaking with myself on my couch:

KJV: When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

Job 7:14

ASV: Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions:

DARBY: Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions;

DRA: Thou wilt frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions.

KJV: Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

Job 7:15

ASV: So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than [these] my bones.

DARBY: So that my soul chooseth strangling, death, rather than my bones.

DRA: So that my soul rather chooseth hanging, and my bones death.

KJV: So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

Job 7:16

ASV: I loathe [my life]; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.

DARBY: I loathe it; I shall not live always: let me alone, for my days are a breath.

DRA: I have done with hope, I shall now live no longer: spare me, for my days are nothing.

KJV: I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

Job 7:17

ASV: What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

DARBY: What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him?

DRA: What is a man that thou shouldst magnify him? or why dost thou set thy heart upon him?

KJV: What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

Job 7:18

ASV: And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every moment?

DARBY: And that thou visitest him every morning, triest him every moment?

DRA: Thou visitest him early in the morning, and thou provest him suddenly.

KJV: And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

Job 7:19

ASV: How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

DARBY: How long wilt thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

DRA: How long wilt thou not spare me, nor suffer me to swallow down my spittle?

KJV: How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Job 7:20

ASV: If 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?

DARBY: Have I sinned, what do I unto thee, thou Observer of men? Why hast thou set me as an object of assault for thee, so that I am become a burden to myself?

DRA: I have sinned: what shall I do to thee, O keeper of men? why hast thou set me opposite to thee, and I am become burdensome to myself?

KJV: I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

Job 7:21

ASV: And 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 diligently, but I shall not be.

DARBY: And why dost not thou forgive my transgression and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust, and thou shalt seek me early, and I shall not be.

DRA: Why dost thou not remove my sin, and why dost thou not take away my iniquity? Behold now I shall sleep in the dust: and if thou seek me in the morning, I shall not be.

KJV: And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.

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