I might say to the grave,\par ‘You are my father,’\par and to the worms,\par ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister.’\par
Job 13:28 - Easy To Read Version So I am becoming weaker and weaker\par like a piece of wood rotting away,\par like a piece of cloth eaten by moths.”\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, As a garment that is moth eaten. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he wastes away as a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten. American Standard Version (1901) Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, Like a garment that is moth-eaten. Common English Bible Surely a person wastes away like refuse, like clothing that a moth eats. Catholic Public Domain Version I will be left to decay like something rotten and like a garment that is being eaten by moths. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who am to be consumed as rottenness, and as a garment that is moth-eaten. |
I might say to the grave,\par ‘You are my father,’\par and to the worms,\par ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister.’\par
Then Satan went away from the Lord. Satan gave Job painful sores. The painful sores were all over Job’s body from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.
So surely people are worse!\par People live in houses of clay. {\cf2\super [11]} \par The foundations of these houses of clay\par are in the dirt.\par They are crushed to death\par more easily than a moth!\par
My body is clothed with worms and dirt.\par My skin is broken\par and covered with running sores.\par
Lord, you punish people for doing wrong\par to teach them the right way to live.\par Like a moth destroys cloth,\par you destroy the things people love.\par Yes, our lives are like a small cloud \{that quickly disappears\}.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [240]})\i0 \par
Lord, hear my prayer!\par Listen to the words I cry to you.\par Look at my tears.\par I am only a traveler\par passing through this life with you.\par Like all my ancestors, I live here only\par a short time. {\cf2\super [241]} \par
But look, the Lord my Master helps me. So no person can show me to be evil. All those people will become like worthless old clothes. Moths will eat them.
I will destroy Ephraim,\par like a moth destroys a piece of cloth.\par I \{will destroy\} Judah,\par like rot \{destroys a piece of wood\}.\par
Don’t let her lose her skin like a baby that is born dead.” (Sometimes a baby will be born like that, with half of its skin eaten away.)
Your riches will rot and be worth nothing. Your clothes will be eaten by moths.