Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
Is there not an
appointed
time
to man upon earth? are not his days also
like the days of an
hireling?
Is there not a
warfare
to man upon earth? And
are not his days like the days of a
hireling?
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an
hireling looketh for the
reward
of
his work
:
As a servant that
earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a
hireling that
looketh for his wages
:
So am I made to possess months of vanity
, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
So am I made to possess months of misery
, And wearisome nights are appointed to me.
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.
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.
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is
broken
, and become
loathsome
.
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth
up
, and breaketh
out
afresh
.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent without hope.
O
remember that my life is wind
: mine eye shall no more see good.
Oh
remember that my life is a
breath
: Mine eye shall no more see good.
The eye of him that hath
seen
me shall see
me no more :
thine eyes are
upon me, and
I am
not.
The eye of him that seeth
me shall behold
me no more ;
Thine eyes shall
be
upon me, but
I shall
not be
.
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away :
so he that goeth down to the
grave
shall come up no more.
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away ,
So he that goeth down to Sheol
shall come up no more.
He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
He shall return no more to his house, Neither shall his place know him any more.
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.
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.
Am I a sea, or a whale
, that thou settest a watch over me?
Am I a sea, or a sea-monster
, That thou settest a watch over me?
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints
;
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint
;
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions:
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life
.
So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than `these'
my bones
.
I loathe it
; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
I loathe `my
life'
; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him ?
and that thou shouldest set thine
heart
upon him ?
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him ,
And that thou shouldest set thy
mind
upon him ,
And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every moment?
How long wilt thou not depart
from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
How long wilt thou not look
away
from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
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?
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?
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my
iniquity? for now shall I sleep
in the dust; and thou shalt
seek me in
the
morning
, but I shall not be.
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.
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