and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave.
Job 10:20 - New Revised Standard Version Are not the days of my life few? Let me alone, that I may find a little comfort Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Are not my days few? Cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Are not my days few? Cease then and let me alone, that I may take a little comfort and cheer up American Standard Version (1901) Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, Common English Bible Aren’t my few days coming to an end? Look away from me so I can brighten up a little Catholic Public Domain Version Will not my few days be completed soon? Release me, therefore, so that I may lament my sorrows a little, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall not the fewness of my days be ended shortly? Suffer me, therefore, that I may lament my sorrow a little, |
and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave.
withdraw your hand far from me, and do not let dread of you terrify me.
for we are but of yesterday, and we know nothing, for our days on earth are but a shadow.
Turn your gaze away from me, that I may smile again, before I depart and am no more.”
You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing in your sight. Surely everyone stands as a mere breath. Selah