Job 7
1 The life of man upon earth is a warfare, and his days are like the days of a hireling.
Knyythod is lijf of man on erthe, and his daies ben as the daies of an hired man.
2 As a servant longeth for the shade, as the hireling looketh for the end of his work;
As an hert desireth schadowe, and as an hirede man abideth the ende of his werk;
3 So I also have had empty months, and have numbered to myself wearisome nights.
so and Y hadde voide monethis, and Y noumbrede trauailous niytes to me.
4 If I lie down to sleep, I shall say: When shall arise? and again I shall look for the evening, and shall be filled with sorrows even till darkness.
If Y schal slepe, Y schal seie, Whanne schal Y rise? and eft Y schal abide the euentid, and Y schal be fillid with sorewis `til to derknessis.
5 My flesh is clothed with rottenness and the filth of dust, my skin is withered and drawn together.
Mi fleisch is clothid with rot, and filthis of dust; my skyn driede vp, and is drawun togidere.
6 My days have passed more swiftly than the web is cut by the weaver, and are consumed without any hope.
My daies passiden swiftliere thanne a web is kit doun `of a webstere; and tho daies ben wastid with outen ony hope.
7 Remember that my life is but wind, and my eyes shall not return to see good things.
God, haue thou mynde, for my lijf is wynde, and myn iye schal not turne ayen, that it se goodis.
8 Nor shall the sight of man behold me: thy eyes are upon me, and I shall be no more.
Nethir the siyt of man schal biholde me; but thin iyen ben in me, and Y schal not `be in deedli lijf.
9 As a cloud is consumed, and passeth away: so he that shall go down to hell shall not come up. (Sheol h7585)
As a cloude is wastid, and passith, so he that goith doun to helle, schal not stie; (Sheol h7585)
10 Nor shall he return my more into his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
nether schal turne ayen more in to his hows, and his place schal no more knowe hym.
11 Wherefore I will not spare my month, I will speak in the affliction of my spirit: I will talk with the bitterness of my soul.
Wherfor and Y schal not spare my mouth; Y schal speke in the tribulacioun of my spirit, Y schal talke togidere with the bitternesse of my soule.
12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou hast enclosed me in a prison?
Whether Y am the see, ethir a whal, for thou hast cumpassid me with prisoun?
13 If I say: My bed shall comfort me, and I shall be relieved speaking with myself on my couch:
If Y seie, My bed schal coumfort me, and Y schal be releeuyd, spekynge with me in my bed;
14 Thou wilt frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions.
thou schalt make me aferd bi dremys, and thou schalt schake me with `orrour, ethir hidousnesse, `bi siytis.
15 So that my soul rather chooseth hanging, and my bones death.
Wherfor my soule `chees hangyng, and my boonys cheesiden deth.
16 I have done with hope, I shall now live no longer: spare me, for my days are nothing.
`Y dispeiride, now Y schal no more lyue; Lord, spare thou me, for my daies ben nouyt.
17 What is a man that thou shouldst magnify him? or why dost thou set thy heart upon him?
What is a man, for thou `magnifiest hym? ether what settist thou thin herte toward hym?
18 Thou visitest him early in the morning, and thou provest him suddenly.
Thou visitist hym eerly, and sudeynli thou preuest hym.
19 How long wilt thou not spare me, nor suffer me to swallow down my spittle?
Hou long sparist thou not me, nether suffrist me, that Y swolowe my spotele?
20 I have sinned: what shall I do to thee, O keeper of men? why hast thou set me opposite to thee, and I am become burdensome to myself?
Y haue synned; A! thou kepere of men, what schal Y do to thee? Whi hast thou set me contrarie to thee, and Y am maad greuouse to my silf?
21 Why dost thou not remove my sin, and why dost thou not take away my iniquity? Behold now I shall sleep in the dust: and if thou seek me in the morning, I shall not be.
Whi doist thou not awei my sinne, and whi takist thou not awei my wickidnesse? Lo! now Y schal slepe in dust, and if thou sekist me eerli, Y schal not abide.
