Job 17
1 spirit my to destroy day my to extinguish grave to/for me
My spirit hath been destroyed, My days extinguished — graves [are] for me.
2 if: surely yes not mockery with me me and in/on/with to rebel they to lodge eye my
If not — mockeries [are] with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.
3 to set: put [emph?] please to pledge me with you who? he/she/it to/for hand: themselves my to blow
Place, I pray Thee, my pledge with Thee; Who is he that striketh hand with me?
4 for heart their to treasure from understanding upon so not to exalt
For their heart Thou hast hidden From understanding, Therefore Thou dost not exalt them.
5 to/for portion to tell neighbor and eye son: child his to end: expend
For a portion he sheweth friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.
6 and to set me to/for byword people and spit to/for face: before to be
And he set me up for a proverb of the peoples, And a wonder before them I am.
7 and to grow dim from vexation eye my and member my like/as shadow all their
And dim from sorrow is mine eye, And my members as a shadow all of them.
8 be desolate: appalled upright upon this and innocent upon profane to rouse
Astonished are the upright at this, And the innocent against the profane Stirreth himself up.
9 and to grasp righteous way: conduct his and pure hand to add strength
And the righteous layeth hold [on] his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And — dumb are they all.
10 and but all their to return: return and to come (in): come please and not to find in/on/with you wise
Return, and come in, I pray you, And I find not among you a wise man.
11 day my to pass wickedness my to tear possession heart my
My days have passed by, My devices have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!
12 night to/for day to set: make light near from face: before darkness
Night for day they appoint, Light [is] near because of darkness.
If I wait — Sheol [is] my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch. (Sheol h7585)
14 to/for pit: grave to call: call out father my you(m. s.) mother my and sister my to/for worm
To corruption I have called: — 'Thou [art] my father.' 'My mother' and 'my sister' — to the worm.
15 and where? then hope my and hope my who? to see her
And where [is] now my hope? Yea, my hope, who doth behold it?
