7:1 [Is there] not an appointed time to man upon earth? [are not] his days also like the days of an hireling?
7:1 "Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hired man?

7:2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for [the reward of] his work:
7:2 Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages,

7:3 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
7:3 So I have been allotted months of futility, And wearisome nights have been appointed to 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, And the night be ended?' For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn.

7:5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
7:5 My flesh is caked with worms and dust, My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh.

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 are spent without hope.

7:7 O remember that my life [is] wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
7:7 Oh, remember that my life is a breath! My eye will never again see good.

7:8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no [more]: thine eyes [are] upon me, and I [am] not.
7:8 The eye of him who sees me will see me no more; While your eyes are upon me, I shall no longer be.

7:9 [As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].
7:9 As the cloud disappears and vanishes away, So he who goes down to the grave 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 shall never return to his house, Nor shall 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 whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
7:12 Am I a sea, or a sea serpent, That You set a guard over me?

7:13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
7:13 When 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 You scare me with dreams And terrify me with visions,

7:15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, [and] death rather than my life.
7:15 So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body.

7:16 I loathe [it]; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days [are] vanity.
7:16 I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, For my days are but a breath.

7:17 What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
7:17 "What is man, that You should exalt him, That You should set Your heart on him,

7:18 And [that] thou shouldest visit him every morning, [and] try him every moment?
7:18 That You should visit him every morning, And test him every moment?

7:19 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
7:19 How long? Will You not look away from me, And let me alone till I swallow my saliva?

7:20 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?
7:20 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?

7:21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I [shall] not [be].
7:21 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."