If only I had never come into being, or been carried from womb to grave.
Job 10:20 - Tree of Life Version Are not my days few? Then stop, leave me alone so I might have a little joy, 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, |
If only I had never come into being, or been carried from womb to grave.
withdraw Your hand far from me, and do not assail me with Your terror.
for we were born yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.
He does not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
Hear my prayer, Adonai, and listen to my cry— do not keep silent at my tears. For with You I am an outsider, a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
“Let me know, Adonai, my end and what the number of my days is. Let me know how short-lived I am.