< Job 17 >

1 My spirit is broken, my days are ended, the last resting-place is ready for me.
spirit my to destroy day my to extinguish grave to/for me
2 Truly, those who make sport of me are round about me, and my eyes become dark because of their bitter laughing.
if: surely yes not mockery with me me and in/on/with to rebel they to lodge eye my
3 Be pleased, now, to be responsible for me to yourself; for there is no other who will put his hand in mine.
to set: put [emph?] please to pledge me with you who? he/she/it to/for hand: themselves my to blow
4 You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.
for heart their to treasure from understanding upon so not to exalt
5 As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.
to/for portion to tell neighbor and eye son: child his to end: expend
6 He has made me a word of shame to the peoples; I have become a mark for their sport.
and to set me to/for byword people and spit to/for face: before to be
7 My eyes have become dark because of my pain, and all my body is wasted to a shade.
and to grow dim from vexation eye my and member my like/as shadow all their
8 The upright are surprised at this, and he who has done no wrong is troubled because of the evil-doers.
be desolate: appalled upright upon this and innocent upon profane to rouse
9 Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.
and to grasp righteous way: conduct his and pure hand to add strength
10 But come back, now, all of you, come; and I will not see a wise man among you.
and but all their to return: return and to come (in): come please and not to find in/on/with you wise
11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the desires of my heart.
day my to pass wickedness my to tear possession heart my
12 They are changing night into day; they say, The light is near the dark.
night to/for day to set: make light near from face: before darkness
13 If I am waiting for the underworld as my house, if I have made my bed in the dark; (Sheol h7585)
if to await hell: Sheol house: home my in/on/with darkness to spread bed my (Sheol h7585)
14 If I say to the earth, You are my father; and to the worm, My mother and my sister;
to/for pit: grave to call: call out father my you(m. s.) mother my and sister my to/for worm
15 Where then is my hope? and who will see my desire?
and where? then hope my and hope my who? to see her
16 Will they go down with me into the underworld? Will we go down together into the dust? (Sheol h7585)
alone: pole hell: Sheol to go down if: surely no unitedness upon dust to descend (Sheol h7585)

< Job 17 >