| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1“Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hired man? | 1"Is not man forced to labor on earth, And are not his days like the days of a hired man? |
| 2Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages, | 2"As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages, |
| 3So I have been allotted months of futility, And wearisome nights have been appointed to me. | 3So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointed me. |
| 4When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise, And the night be ended?’ For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn. | 4"When I lie down I say, 'When shall I arise?' But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until dawn. |
| 5My flesh is caked with worms and dust, My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh. | 5"My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and runs. |
| 6“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, And are spent without hope. | 6"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And come to an end without hope. |
| 7Oh, remember that my life is a breath! My eye will never again see good. | 7"Remember that my life is but breath; My eye will not again see good. |
| 8The eye of him who sees me will see me no more; While your eyes are upon me, I shall no longer be. | 8"The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer; Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be. |
| 9As the cloud disappears and vanishes away, So he who goes down to the grave does not come up. | 9"When a cloud vanishes, it is gone, So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up. |
| 10He shall never return to his house, Nor shall his place know him anymore. | 10"He will not return again to his house, Nor will his place know him anymore. |
| 11“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. | 11"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. |
| 12Am I a sea, or a sea serpent, That You set a guard over me? | 12"Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me? |
| 13When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,’ | 13"If I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,' |
| 14Then You scare me with dreams And terrify me with visions, | 14Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions; |
| 15So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body. | 15So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains. |
| 16I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, For my days are but a breath. | 16"I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath. |
| 17“What is man, that You should exalt him, That You should set Your heart on him, | 17"What is man that You magnify him, And that You are concerned about him, |
| 18That You should visit him every morning, And test him every moment? | 18That You examine him every morning And try him every moment? |
| 19How long? Will You not look away from me, And let me alone till I swallow my saliva? | 19"Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle? |
| 20Have 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? | 20"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? |
| 21Why 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.” | 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, but I will not be." |
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