7:1 Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?
7:1 "Is not man forced to labor on earth, And [are not] his days like the days of a hired man?

7:2 As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:
7:2 "As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,

7:3 So am I made to possess months of misery, And wearisome nights are appointed to me.
7:3 So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointed me.

7:4 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.
7:4 "When I lie down I say, 'When shall I arise?' But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until dawn.

7:5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.
7:5 "My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt; My skin hardens and runs.

7:6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent without hope.
7:6 "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And come to an end without hope.

7:7 Oh remember that my life is a breath: Mine eye shall no more see good.
7:7 "Remember that my life is [but] breath, My eye will not again see good.

7:8 The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.
7:8 "The eye of him who sees me will behold me no more; Thine eyes [will be] on me, but I will not be.

7:9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.
7:9 "When a cloud vanishes, it is gone, So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.

7:10 He shall return no more to his house, Neither shall his place know him any more.
7:10 "He will not return again to his house, Nor will his place know him anymore.

7:11 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.
7:11 "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.

7:12 Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?
7:12 "Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That Thou dost set a guard over me?

7:13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;
7:13 "If I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'

7:14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions:
7:14 Then Thou dost frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions;

7:15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than (these) my bones.
7:15 So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.

7:16 I loathe (my life); I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.
7:16 "I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are [but] a breath.

7:17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
7:17 "What is man that Thou dost magnify him, And that Thou art concerned about him,

7:18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every moment?
7:18 That Thou dost examine him every morning, And try him every moment?

7:19 How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
7:19 "Wilt Thou never turn Thy gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?

7:20 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?
7:20 "Have I sinned? What have I done to Thee, O watcher of men? Why hast Thou set me as Thy target, So that I am a burden to myself?

7:21 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.
7:21 "Why then dost Thou not pardon my transgression And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust; And Thou wilt seek me, but I will not be."