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Job's
Life Seems Futile |
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| Job 7:1 |
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"Is not man forced to labor on earth, And are
not his days like the days of a hired man? |
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| Job 7:2 |
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"As a slave who pants for the shade, And as
a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages, |
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| Job 7:3 |
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So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights
of trouble are appointed me. |
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| Job 7:4 |
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"When I lie down I say, 'When shall I arise?'
But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until dawn. |
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| Job 7:5 |
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"My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust
of dirt, My skin hardens and runs. |
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| Job 7:6 |
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"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle,
And come to an end without hope. |
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| Job 7:7 |
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"Remember that my life is but breath; My eye
will not again see good. |
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| Job 7:8 |
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"The eye of him who sees me will behold me no
longer; Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be. |
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| Job 7:9 |
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"When a cloud vanishes, it is gone, So he who
goes down to Sheol does not come up. |
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| Job 7:10 |
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"He will not return again to his house, Nor
will his place know him anymore. |
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| Job 7:11 |
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"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. |
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| Job 7:12 |
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"Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You
set a guard over me? |
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| Job 7:13 |
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"If I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch
will ease my complaint,' |
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| Job 7:14 |
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Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify
me by visions; |
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| Job 7:15 |
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So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death
rather than my pains. |
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| Job 7:16 |
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"I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave
me alone, for my days are but a breath. |
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| Job 7:17 |
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"What is man that You magnify him, And that
You are concerned about him, |
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| Job 7:18 |
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That You examine him every morning And try him
every moment? |
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| Job 7:19 |
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"Will You never turn Your gaze away from me,
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle? |
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| Job 7:20 |
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"Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher
of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself? |
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| Job 7:21 |
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"Why then do You not pardon my transgression
And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will seek
me, but I will not be." |
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