Job 7
1 “Moul lun mwet uh oana sie mwet mweun su akkohsyeyuk ye ma sap upa nu sel — Oana moul lun sie mwet ma kemkatu ke oru orekma toasr lun pao,
“Is there not warfare to man on earth? And his days as the days of a hired worker?
2 Oana sie mwet foko su kena mongla in acn lul uh; Ac oana sie mwet orekma su soano pacl in eis molin orekma lal.
As a servant desires the shadow, And as a hired worker expects his wage,
3 Malem nu ke malem, wanginna sripa nga in moul; Ac fong nu ke fong nga asor na.
So I have been caused to inherit months of vanity, And they numbered nights of misery to me.
4 Ke nga ona in motulla, pacl uh arulana sumui; Nga oanna pikpik fong fon se ac kena in tari lenelik.
If I lay down, then I have said, When do I rise, And evening has been measured? And I have been full of tossings until dawn.
5 Monuk sessesla ke wet; Afla ke kolo keke; Ac sroano koluk sororla ke faf keik uh.
My flesh has been clothed [with] worms, And a clod of dust, My skin has been shriveled and is loathsome,
6 Len luk uh somla ac wangin finsrak kac, Ac fahsr la uh mui liki kutap lun sie mwet tatu nwek.
My days swifter than a loom, And they are consumed without hope.
7 “O God, esam lah moul luk uh oana sie mong, Ac wanginla tari pwar luk.
Remember that my life [is] a breath, My eye does not turn back to see good.
8 Kom liyeyu inge, tusruktu kom ac fah tia sifil liyeyu tok. Kom fin ac sukyu, tuh nga nu somla tari.
The eye of my beholder does not behold me. Your eyes [are] on me—and I am not.
9 Oana sie pukunyeng ac sarla ac wanginla, Ouinge sie mwet misa fah tiana sifil foloko; (Sheol h7585)
A cloud has been consumed, and it goes, So he who is going down to Sheol does not come up. (Sheol h7585)
10 Mwet nukewa ma etal meet ah, ac tia sifil esamul.
He does not turn to his house again, Nor does his place discern him again.
11 Ke ma inge, nga tia ku in tila kaskas! Nga kasrkusrak ac mwen insiuk. Enenu na nga in fahkla nunak luk uh.
Also I do not withhold my mouth—I speak in the distress of my spirit, I talk in the bitterness of my soul.
12 “Efu ku kom sap in taranyuk nga? Mea, kom nunku mu nga pa soko ma sulallal in meoa uh?
Am I a sea [monster], or a dragon, That You set a watch over me?
13 Nga ona ac srike ngan mongla; Nga sukok ma in lusrongla ngal keik uh.
When I said, My bed comforts me, In my talking He takes away my couch.
14 A kom — kom aksangengyeyu ke mweme; Ac supwama aruruma ac mweme na koluk
And You have frightened me with dreams, And You terrify me from visions,
15 Nwe ke na apkuran ngan ke in isasu kwawuk ngan misa, Liki nga in muta in mano keok se inge.
And my soul chooses strangling, Death rather than my bones.
16 Nga fuhleak finsrak luk; nga totola ke moul muta uh. Tari fahla likiyu; wanginla sripen moul luk.
I have wasted away—I do not live for all time. Cease from me, for my days [are] vanity.
17 “Efu ku kom oru mu yohk sripen mwet uh nu sum? Efu ku kom lohang nu ke ma el oru uh?
What [is] man that You magnify him? And that You set Your heart to him?
18 Kom tonel ke lotutang nukewa Ac srikal ke minit nukewa.
And inspect him in the mornings, [And] in the evenings try him?
19 Mea, kom tia ku in ngetla likiyu ke kitin pacl Ngan ku in ukumya sronin oalik?
How long do You not look from me? You do not desist until I swallow my spittle.
20 Ya kom keok ke ma koluk luk, kom su liyaung mwet kapir? Efu ku kom tungalyu oana in sie mwe akoalel lom? Mea, nga mwe toasr se na lom?
I have sinned, what do I do to You, O watcher of man? Why have You set me for a mark to You, And I am for a burden to myself—and what?
21 Mea, kom ac tiana nunak munas nu sik ke ma koluk luk nwe tok? Kom tiana ku in tulala ma sufal nga orala uh? Nga akuranna misa, pukpuki, Ac kom ac sukyu tuh na nga wanginla.”
You do not take away my transgression, And [do not] cause my iniquity to pass away, Because now, I lie down in dust, And You have sought me—and I am not!”
