He tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. But like a tree, wickedness is broken.
If He tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; one He imprisons cannot be released.
because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked me up and tossed me aside.
where then is my hope? And my hope, who sees it?
My days have passed, my plans are torn apart. Yet the desires of my heart
My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle and come to an end without hope.
“What is my strength, that I should hope? What is my end, that I should endure?
So the satan departed from the presence of Adonai, and afflicted Job with painful boils, from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a person’s hope.