Job 7:12,20
Job 7:11-16 The Message (MSG)
“And so I’m not keeping one bit of this quiet, I’m laying it all out on the table; my complaining to high heaven is bitter, but honest. Are you going to put a muzzle on me, the way you quiet the sea and still the storm? If I say, ‘I’m going to bed, then I’ll feel better. A little nap will lift my spirits,’ You come and so scare me with nightmares and frighten me with ghosts That I’d rather strangle in the sheets than face this kind of life any longer. I hate this life! Who needs any more of this? Let me alone! There’s nothing to my life—it’s nothing but smoke.
Job 7:17-21 The Message (MSG)
“What are mortals anyway, that you bother with them, that you even give them the time of day? That you check up on them every morning, looking in on them to see how they’re doing? Let up on me, will you? Can’t you even let me spit in peace? Even suppose I’d sinned—how would that hurt you? You’re responsible for every human being. Don’t you have better things to do than pick on me? Why make a federal case out of me? Why don’t you just forgive my sins and start me off with a clean slate? The way things are going, I’ll soon be dead. You’ll look high and low, but I won’t be around.”
Job 7:12 King James Version (KJV)
Am I a sea, or a whale, That thou settest a watch over me?
Job 7:20 King James Version (KJV)
I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, So that I am a burden to myself?
Job 7:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?
Job 7:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
Job 7:12 New Century Version (NCV)
I am not the sea or the sea monster. So why have you set a guard over me?
Job 7:20 New Century Version (NCV)
If I have sinned, what have I done to you, you watcher of humans? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a heavy load for you?
Job 7:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?
Job 7:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
If I have sinned, what do I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee, So that I am a burden to myself?
Job 7:12 New International Version (NIV)
Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that you put me under guard?
Job 7:20 New International Version (NIV)
If I have sinned, what have I done to you, you who see everything we do? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you?
Job 7:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
Am I a sea, or a sea serpent, That You set a guard over me?
Job 7:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
Job 7:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?
Job 7:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“If I have sinned, what [harm] have I done to You, O Watcher of mankind? Why have You set me as a target for You, So that I am a burden to myself?
Job 7:12 New Living Translation (NLT)
Am I a sea monster or a dragon that you must place me under guard?
Job 7:20 New Living Translation (NLT)
If I have sinned, what have I done to you, O watcher of all humanity? Why make me your target? Am I a burden to you?