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Wala bang kapanahunan ng kaguluhan ang tao sa ibabaw ng lupa? At hindi ba ang kaniyang mga kaarawan ay gaya ng mga kaarawan ng nagpapaupa?

Na gaya ng alipin na ninanasang mainam ang lilim, at gaya ng nagpapaupa na tumitingin sa kaniyang mga kaupahan:

Gayon ako pinapagdaan ng mga buwan na walang kabuluhan at mga gabing nakaiinip ang itinakda sa akin.

Pag ako'y nahihiga, aking sinasabi, kailan ako babangon at nakadaan na ang gabi? At ako'y puspos ng pagkabalisa hanggang sa pagbubukang liwayway ng araw.

Ang aking laman ay nabibihisan ng mga uod at ng libag na alabok; ang aking balat ay namamaga at putok putok.

Ang aking mga kaarawan ay matulin kay sa panghabi ng manghahabi, at nagugugol na walang pagasa.

Oh alalahanin mo na ang aking buhay ay hinga: Ang aking mata ay hindi na makakakita pa ng mabuti.

Ang matang tumingin sa akin ay hindi na ako mamamasdan: ang iyong mga mata ay sasa akin, nguni't wala na ako.

Kung paanong ang ulap ay napapawi at nawawala, gayon siyang bumababa sa Sheol ay hindi na aahon pa.

10 Siya'y hindi na babalik pa sa kaniyang bahay, ni malalaman pa man niya ang kaniyang dako.

11 Kaya't hindi ko pipigilin ang aking bibig; ako'y magsasalita sa kadalamhatian ng aking diwa; ako'y dadaing sa kahirapan ng aking kaluluwa.

12 Ako ba'y isang dagat, o isang malaking hayop dagat, na pinababantayan mo ako sa isang bantay?

13 Pag aking sinasabi, Aaliwin ako ng aking higaan, papayapain ng aking unan ang aking karamdaman;

14 Kung magkagayo'y pinupukaw mo ako ng mga panaginip, at pinangingilabot mo ako sa mga pangitain:

15 Na anopa't pinipili ng aking kaluluwa ang pagkainis, at ang kamatayan kay sa aking mga butong ito.

16 Aking kinayayamutan ang aking buhay; di ko na ibig mabuhay magpakailan man: bayaan akong magisa; sapagka't ang aking mga kaarawan ay walang kabuluhan.

17 Ano ang tao, na iyong palalakhin siya, at iyong ilalagak ang iyong puso sa kaniya,

18 At iyong dadalawin siya tuwing umaga, at susubukin siya sa tuwi-tuwina?

19 Hanggang kailan di mo ako iiwan, ni babayaan man hanggang sa aking lunukin ang aking laway?

20 Kung ako'y nagkasala, ano ang aking magagawa sa iyo, Oh ikaw na bantay sa mga tao? Bakit mo nga inilalagay akong pinakatanda sa iyo. Na anopa't ako'y isang pasan sa aking sarili?

21 At bakit hindi mo ipinatatawad ang aking pagsalangsang, at inaalis ang aking kasamaan? Sapagka't ngayo'y mahihiga ako sa alabok; at ako'y hahanapin mong mainam, nguni't wala na ako.

Job: My Suffering Is Comfortless

Is there not (A)a time of hard service for man on earth?
Are not his days also like the days of a hired man?
Like a servant who [a]earnestly desires the shade,
And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages,
So I have been allotted (B)months of futility,
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
(C)When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise,
And the night be ended?’
For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn.
My flesh is (D)caked with worms and dust,
My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh.

“My(E) days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope.
Oh, remember that (F)my life is a breath!
My eye will never again see good.
(G)The eye of him who sees me will see me no more;
While your eyes are upon me, I shall no longer be.
As the cloud disappears and vanishes away,
So (H)he who goes down to the grave does not come up.
10 He shall never return to his house,
(I)Nor shall his place know him anymore.

11 “Therefore I will (J)not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will (K)complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 Am I a sea, or a sea serpent,
That You set a guard over me?
13 (L)When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ease my complaint,’
14 Then You scare me with dreams
And terrify me with visions,
15 So that my soul chooses strangling
And death rather than [b]my body.
16 (M)I loathe my life;
I would not live forever.
(N)Let me alone,
For (O)my days are but [c]a breath.

17 “What(P) is man, that You should exalt him,
That You should set Your heart on him,
18 That You should [d]visit him every morning,
And test him every moment?
19 How long?
Will You not look away from me,
And let me alone till I swallow my saliva?
20 Have I sinned?
What have I done to You, (Q)O watcher of men?
Why (R)have You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden [e]to myself?
21 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 diligently,
But I will no longer be.

Footnotes

  1. Job 7:2 Lit. pants for
  2. Job 7:15 Lit. my bones
  3. Job 7:16 Without substance, futile
  4. Job 7:18 attend to
  5. Job 7:20 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX, Jewish tradition to You

“Do not mortals have hard service(A) on earth?(B)
    Are not their days like those of hired laborers?(C)
Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,(D)
    or a hired laborer waiting to be paid,(E)
so I have been allotted months of futility,
    and nights of misery have been assigned to me.(F)
When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’(G)
    The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.(H)
My body is clothed with worms(I) and scabs,
    my skin is broken and festering.(J)

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,(K)
    and they come to an end without hope.(L)
Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;(M)
    my eyes will never see happiness again.(N)
The eye that now sees me will see me no longer;
    you will look for me, but I will be no more.(O)
As a cloud vanishes(P) and is gone,
    so one who goes down to the grave(Q) does not return.(R)
10 He will never come to his house again;
    his place(S) will know him no more.(T)

11 “Therefore I will not keep silent;(U)
    I will speak out in the anguish(V) of my spirit,
    I will complain(W) in the bitterness of my soul.(X)
12 Am I the sea,(Y) or the monster of the deep,(Z)
    that you put me under guard?(AA)
13 When I think my bed will comfort me
    and my couch will ease my complaint,(AB)
14 even then you frighten me with dreams
    and terrify(AC) me with visions,(AD)
15 so that I prefer strangling and death,(AE)
    rather than this body of mine.(AF)
16 I despise my life;(AG) I would not live forever.(AH)
    Let me alone;(AI) my days have no meaning.(AJ)

17 “What is mankind that you make so much of them,
    that you give them so much attention,(AK)
18 that you examine them every morning(AL)
    and test them(AM) every moment?(AN)
19 Will you never look away from me,(AO)
    or let me alone even for an instant?(AP)
20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you,(AQ)
    you who see everything we do?
Why have you made me your target?(AR)
    Have I become a burden to you?[a](AS)
21 Why do you not pardon my offenses
    and forgive my sins?(AT)
For I will soon lie down in the dust;(AU)
    you will search for me, but I will be no more.”(AV)

Footnotes

  1. Job 7:20 A few manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition and Septuagint; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text I have become a burden to myself.