Job 10

My soule is weary of my life, I will leaue my complaint vpon my selfe; I will speake in the bitternesse of my soule.

GenevaMy soule is cut off though I liue: I wil leaue my complaint vpon my selfe, and wil speake in the bitternesse of my soule.

נָֽקְטָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֗/י בְּ/חַ֫יָּ֥/י אֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה עָלַ֣/י שִׂיחִ֑/י אֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗ בְּ/מַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁ/י

I will say vnto God, Doe not condemne mee; shewe me wherefore thou contendest with me.

GenevaI will say vnto God, Condemne mee not: shew me, wherefore thou contendest with mee.

אֹמַ֣ר אֶל אֱ֭לוֹהַּ אַל תַּרְשִׁיעֵ֑/נִי הֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗/נִי עַ֣ל מַה תְּרִיבֵֽ/נִי

Is it good vnto thee, that thou shouldest oppresse? that thou shouldest despise the worke of thine hands? and shine vpon the counsell of the wicked?

GenevaThinkest thou it good to oppresse me, and to cast off the labour of thine handes, and to fauour the counsel of the wicked?

הֲ/ט֤וֹב לְ/ךָ֨ כִּֽי תַעֲשֹׁ֗ק כִּֽי תִ֭מְאַס יְגִ֣יעַ כַּפֶּ֑י/ךָ וְ/עַל עֲצַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים הוֹפָֽעְתָּ

Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?

GenevaHast thou carnall eyes? or doest thou see as man seeth?

הַ/עֵינֵ֣י בָשָׂ֣ר לָ֑/ךְ אִם כִּ/רְא֖וֹת אֱנ֣וֹשׁ תִּרְאֶֽה

Are thy dayes as the dayes of man? are thy yeeres as mans dayes,

GenevaAre thy dayes as mans dayes? or thy yeres, as the time of man,

הֲ/כִ/ימֵ֣י אֱנ֣וֹשׁ יָמֶ֑י/ךָ אִם שְׁ֝נוֹתֶ֗י/ךָ כִּ֣/ימֵי גָֽבֶר

That thou enquirest after mine iniquitie, and searchest after my sinne?

GenevaThat thou inquirest of mine iniquitie, and searchest out my sinne?

כִּֽי תְבַקֵּ֥שׁ לַ/עֲוֺנִ֑/י וּ֭/לְ/חַטָּאתִ֥/י תִדְרֽוֹשׁ

Thou knowest that I am not wicked, and there is none that can deliuer out of thine hand.

GenevaThou knowest that I can not do wickedly: for none can deliuer me out of thine hand.

עַֽל דַּ֭עְתְּ/ךָ כִּי לֹ֣א אֶרְשָׁ֑ע וְ/אֵ֖ין מִ/יָּדְ/ךָ֣ מַצִּֽיל

Thine hands haue made me and fashioned me together round about yet thou doest destroy me.

GenevaThine handes haue made me, and fashioned mee wholy rounde about, and wilt thou destroy me?

יָדֶ֣י/ךָ עִ֭צְּבוּ/נִי וַֽ/יַּעֲשׂ֑וּ/נִי יַ֥חַד סָ֝בִ֗יב וַֽ/תְּבַלְּעֵֽ/נִי

Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and wilt thou bring me into dust againe?

GenevaRemember, I pray thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and wilt thou bring me into dust againe?

זְכָר נָ֭א כִּי כַ/חֹ֣מֶר עֲשִׂיתָ֑/נִי וְֽ/אֶל עָפָ֥ר תְּשִׁיבֵֽ/נִי

Hast thou not powred me out as milke, and cruddled me like cheese?

GenevaHast thou not powred me out as milke? and turned me to cruds like cheese?

הֲ/לֹ֣א כֶ֭/חָלָב תַּתִּיכֵ֑/נִי וְ֝/כַ/גְּבִנָּ֗ה תַּקְפִּיאֵֽ/נִי

Thou hast cloathed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinewes.

GenevaThou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and ioyned me together with bones and sinewes.

ע֣וֹר וּ֭/בָשָׂר תַּלְבִּישֵׁ֑/נִי וּֽ/בַ/עֲצָמ֥וֹת וְ֝/גִידִ֗ים תְּסֹכְכֵֽ/נִי

Thou hast granted me life and fauour, and thy visitation hath preserued my spirit.

GenevaThou hast giuen me life, and grace: and thy visitation hath preserued my spirit.

חַיִּ֣ים וָ֭/חֶסֶד עָשִׂ֣יתָ עִמָּדִ֑/י וּ֝/פְקֻדָּתְ/ךָ֗ שָֽׁמְרָ֥ה רוּחִֽ/י

And these things hast thou hid in thine heart; I know that this is with thee.

GenevaThough thou hast hid these things in thine heart, yet I knowe that it is so with thee.

וְ֭/אֵלֶּה צָפַ֣נְתָּ בִ/לְבָבֶ֑/ךָ יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּי זֹ֥את עִמָּֽ/ךְ

If I sinne, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquite me from mine iniquitie.

GenevaIf I haue sinned, then thou wilt streightly looke vnto me, and wilt not holde mee giltlesse of mine iniquitie.

אִם חָטָ֥אתִי וּ/שְׁמַרְתָּ֑/נִי וּ֝/מֵ/עֲוֺנִ֗/י לֹ֣א תְנַקֵּֽ/נִי

If I be wicked, woe vnto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift vp my head: I am full of confusion, therefore see thou mine affliction:

GenevaIf I haue done wickedly, wo vnto me: if I haue done righteously, I will not lift vp mine head, being full of confusion, because I see mine affliction.

אִם רָשַׁ֡עְתִּי אַלְלַ֬י לִ֗/י וְ֭/צָדַקְתִּי לֹא אֶשָּׂ֣א רֹאשִׁ֑/י שְׂבַ֥ע קָ֝ל֗וֹן וּ/רְאֵ֥ה עָנְיִֽ/י

For it increaseth: thou huntest me as a fierce Lion: and againe thou shewest thy selfe marueilous vpon me.

GenevaBut let it increase: hunt thou me as a lyon: returne and shew thy selfe marueilous vpon me.

וְ֭/יִגְאֶה כַּ/שַּׁ֣חַל תְּצוּדֵ֑/נִי וְ֝/תָשֹׁ֗ב תִּתְפַּלָּא בִֽ/י

Thou renuest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation vpon me; Changes and warre are against me.

GenevaThou renuest thy plagues against me, and thou increasest thy wrath against me: changes and armies of sorowes are against me.

תְּחַדֵּ֬שׁ עֵדֶ֨י/ךָ נֶגְדִּ֗/י וְ/תֶ֣רֶב כַּֽ֭עַשְׂ/ךָ עִמָּדִ֑/י חֲלִיפ֖וֹת וְ/צָבָ֣א עִמִּֽ/י

Wherfore then hast thou brought me forth out of the wombe? Oh that I had giuen vp the ghost, and no eye had seene me!

GenevaWherfore then hast thou brought me out of the wombe? Oh that I had perished, and that none eye had seene me!

וְ/לָ֣/מָּה מֵ֭/רֶחֶם הֹצֵאתָ֑/נִי אֶ֝גְוַ֗ע וְ/עַ֣יִן לֹא תִרְאֵֽ/נִי

I should haue bene as though I had not bene, I should haue bene caried from the wombe to the graue.

GenevaAnd that I were as I had not bene, but brought from the wombe to the graue!

כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא הָיִ֣יתִי אֶהְיֶ֑ה מִ֝/בֶּ֗טֶן לַ/קֶּ֥בֶר אוּבָֽל

Are not my dayes few? cease then, and let me alone that I may take comfort a litle,

GenevaAre not my dayes fewe? let him cease, and leaue off from me, that I may take a litle comfort,

הֲ/לֹא מְעַ֣ט יָמַ֣/י יחדל ישית מִ֝מֶּ֗/נִּי וְ/אַבְלִ֥יגָה מְּעָֽט

Before I goe whence I shall not returne, euen to the land of darknes and the shadow of death,

GenevaBefore I goe and shall not returne, euen to the land of darkenesse and shadow of death:

בְּ/טֶ֣רֶם אֵ֭לֵךְ וְ/לֹ֣א אָשׁ֑וּב אֶל אֶ֖רֶץ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ/צַלְמָֽוֶת

A land of darknes, as darknes it selfe, and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkenes.

GenevaInto a land, I say, darke as darknes it selfe, and into the shadow of death, where is none order, but the light is there as darkenesse.

אֶ֤רֶץ עֵיפָ֨תָ/ה כְּמ֥וֹ אֹ֗פֶל צַ֭לְמָוֶת וְ/לֹ֥א סְדָרִ֗ים וַ/תֹּ֥פַע כְּמוֹ אֹֽפֶל