Chapter 7
1 Man certainly has an appointed [amount of] time upon earth, and his days are like the days of a hireling.
צָבָ֣אצב֣אצָבָאצבאtza.Va'[does] serviceH6635IHNcmsa לֶ/אֱנ֣וֹשׁל/אנ֣ושלֶ/אֱנוֹשׁל/אנושle./'e.No.osh[belong] to/ humankindH9005H0582HR+Ncmsa אָ֑רֶץא֑רץאָרֶץארץ'A.retzearthH0776GHNcfsa וְ/כִ/ימֵ֖יו/כ/ימ֖יוְ/כִ/ימֵיו/כ/ימיve./khi./Meiand/ like/ [the] days ofH9002H9004H3117GHC+R+Ncmpc שָׂכִ֣ירשכ֣ירשָׂכִירשכירsa.Khira hired laborerH7916HAamsa 2 As a servant earnestly desires the shade and as a hireling waits for [rest from] his work,
כְּ/עֶ֥בֶדכ/ע֥בדכְּ/עֶבֶדכ/עבדke./'E.vedlike/ a slaveH9004H5650HR+Ncmsa יִשְׁאַף\־ישאף\יִשְׁאַף\־ישאף\yish.'af-[who] he pants forH7602A\H9014HVqi3ms צֵ֑לצ֑לצֵלצלTzelshadeH6738HNcmsa וּ֝/כְ/שָׂכִ֗ירו֝/כ/שכ֗ירוּ/כְ/שָׂכִירו/כ/שכירu./khe./sa.Khirand/ like/ a hired laborerH9002H9004H7916HC+R+Aamsa יְקַוֶּ֥היקו֥היְקַוֶּהיקוהye.ka.Veh[who] he longs forH6960AHVpi3ms פָעֳלֽ/וֹ\׃פעל/ו\פָעֳלֽ/וֹ\׃פעל/ו\fo.'o.L/owage[s]/ hisH6467H9023\H9016HNcmsc+Sp3ms 3 so I am made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
הָנְחַ֣לְתִּיהנח֣לתיהָנְחַלְתִּיהנחלתיha.ne.Chal.tiI have been allottedH5157HVHp1cs יַרְחֵי\־ירחי\יַרְחֵי\־ירחי\yar.chei-months ofH3391\H9014HNcmpc שָׁ֑וְאש֑ואשָׁוְאשואShav'worthlessnessH7723HHNcmsa וְ/לֵיל֥וֹתו/ליל֥ותוְ/לֵילוֹתו/לילותve./lei.Lotand/ nights ofH9002H3915HC+Ncfpc עָ֝מָ֗לע֝מ֗לעָמָלעמל'a.MaltroubleH5999HNcbsa מִנּוּ\־מנו\מִנּוּ\־מנו\mi.nu-people have allottedH4487\H9014HVpp3cp 4 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise? I measure the night, and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
שָׁכַ֗בְתִּישכ֗בתישָׁכַבְתִּישכבתיsha.Khav.tiI lay downH7901GHVqp1cs וְ/אָמַ֗רְתִּיו/אמ֗רתיוְ/אָמַרְתִּיו/אמרתיve./'a.Mar.tiand/ I will sayH9001H0559Hc+Vqq1cs מָתַ֣ימת֣ימָתַימתיma.Taiwhen?H4970HTi אָ֭קוּםא֭קוםאָקוּםאקום'A.kumwill I ariseH6965BHVqi1cs וּ/מִדַּד\־ו/מדד\וּ/מִדַּד\־ו/מדד\u./mi.dad-and/ it will continueH9001H4058\H9014Hc+Vpq3ms עָ֑רֶבע֑רבעָרֶבערב'A.reveveningH6153HNcmsa וְ/שָׂבַ֖עְתִּיו/שב֖עתיוְ/שָׂבַעְתִּיו/שבעתיve./sa.Va'.tiand/ I will be surfeitedH9001H7646Hc+Vqq1cs נְדֻדִ֣יםנדד֣יםנְדֻדִיםנדדיםne.du.Dimrestlessness<es>H5076HNcmpa נָֽשֶׁף\׃נשף\נָֽשֶׁף\׃נשף\Na.sheftwilightH5399\H9016HNcmsa 5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken and abominable.
לָ֘בַ֤שׁל֘ב֤שלָבַשׁלבשla.Vashit is clothedH3847HVqp3ms בְּשָׂרִ֣/יבשר֣/יבְּשָׂרִ/יבשר/יbe.sa.R/iflesh/ myH1320H9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs רִ֭מָּהר֭מהרִמָּהרמהRi.mahmaggot[s]H7415HNcfsa וְ/ג֣וּשׁו/ג֣ושוְ/גוּשׁו/גושve./gishand/ clod[s] ofH9002H1487HC+Ncmsc עָפָ֑רעפ֑רעָפָרעפר'a.FardustH6083HNcmsa עוֹרִ֥/יעור֥/יעוֹרִ/יעור/יo.R/iskin/ myH5785H9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs רָ֝גַ֗ער֝ג֗ערָגַערגעra.Ga'it has hardenedH7280CHVqp3ms וַ/יִּמָּאֵֽס\׃ו/ימאס\וַ/יִּמָּאֵֽס\׃ו/ימאס\va/i.yi.ma.'Esand/ it has runH9001H3988B\H9016Hc+VNw3ms 6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle and are spent without hope.
יָמַ֣/יימ֣/ייָמַ/יימ/יya.Ma/idays/ myH3117GH9020HNcmpc+Sp1bs קַ֭לּוּק֭לוקַלּוּקלוKa.luthey have been swiftH7043HVqp3cp אָ֑רֶגא֑רגאָרֶגארג'A.rega weaver's shuttleH0708HNcmsa וַ֝/יִּכְל֗וּו֝/יכל֗ווַ/יִּכְלוּו/יכלוva/i.yikh.Luand/ they have come to an endH9001H3615GHc+Vqw3mp בְּ/אֶ֣פֶסב/א֣פסבְּ/אֶפֶסב/אפסbe./'E.feswith/ notH9003H0657AHR+Ncmsc תִּקְוָֽה\׃תקוה\תִּקְוָֽה\׃תקוה\tik.VahhopeH8615B\H9016HNcfsa 7 Remember thou that my life [is] wind and that my eyes shall not return to see good.
זְ֭כֹרז֭כרזְכֹרזכרZe.khorrememberH2142HVqv2ms ר֣וּחַר֣וחרוּחַרוחRu.ach[is] a breathH7307HHNcfsa חַיָּ֑/יחי֑/יחַיָּ/יחי/יchai.Ya/ilife/ myH2416EH9020HNcmpc+Sp1bs תָשׁ֥וּבתש֥ובתָשׁוּבתשובta.Shuvit will returnH7725JHVqi3fs עֵ֝ינִ֗/יע֝ינ֗/יעֵינִ/יעינ/י'ei.N/ieye/ myH5869AH9020HNcfsc+Sp1bs לִ/רְא֥וֹתל/רא֥ותלִ/רְאוֹתל/ראותli/r.'otto/ seeH9005H7200GHR+Vqcc 8 The eyes of those that see me [now] shall not see me again; thine eyes [shall be] upon me, and I will cease to be.
תְ֭שׁוּרֵ/נִית֭שור/ניתְשׁוּרֵ/נִיתשור/ניTe.shu.re./niit will observe/ meH7789H9030HVqi3fs+Sp1bs עֵ֣יןע֣יןעֵיןעין'einan eye ofH5869AHNcfsc רֹ֑אִיר֑אירֹאִיראיRo.'isightH7210HVqrmsc עֵינֶ֖י/ךָעינ֖י/ךעֵינֶי/ךָעיני/ך'ei.Nei./khaeyes/ yourH5869AH9021HNcfdc+Sp2ms בִּ֣/יב֣/יבִּ/יב/יb/i[will be] on/ meH9003H9030HR+Sp1bs וְ/אֵינֶֽ/נִּי\׃ו/אינ/ני\וְ/אֵינֶֽ/נִּי\׃ו/אינ/ני\ve./'ei.Ne./niand/ there not [will be]/ meH9002H0369H9040\H9016HC+Ncmsc+Sp1bs 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he that goes down to Sheol, who shall not come up again;
כָּלָ֣הכל֣הכָּלָהכלהka.Lahit vanishesH3615JHVqp3ms עָ֭נָןע֭נןעָנָןענן'A.nona cloudH6051HNcmsa וַ/יֵּלַ֑ךְו/יל֑ךוַ/יֵּלַךְו/ילךva/i.ye.Lakhand/ it has goneH9001H1980GHc+Vqw3ms יוֹרֵ֥דיור֥דיוֹרֵדיורדyo.Red[one who] has gone downH3381HVqrmsa שְׁ֝א֗וֹלש֝א֗ולשְׁאוֹלשאולShe.olSheolH7585HNcbsa לֹ֣אל֣אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn יַעֲלֶֽה\׃יעלה\יַעֲלֶֽה\׃יעלה\ya.'a.Lehhe will come upH5927G\H9016HVqi3ms 10 he shall return no more to his house; neither shall his place know him any more.
יָשׁ֣וּביש֣וביָשׁוּבישובya.Shuvhe will returnH7725GHVqi3ms ע֣וֹדע֣ודעוֹדעודodagainH5750HAcmsa לְ/בֵית֑/וֹל/בית֑/ולְ/בֵית/וֹל/בית/וle./vei.T/oto/ house/ hisH9005H1004BH9023HR+Ncmsc+Sp3ms יַכִּירֶ֖/נּוּיכיר֖/נויַכִּירֶ/נּוּיכיר/נוya.ki.Re./nuit will acknowledge/ himH5234AH9033HVhi3ms+Sp3ms ע֣וֹדע֣ודעוֹדעודodagainH5750HAcmsa מְקֹמֽ/וֹ\׃מקמ/ו\מְקֹמֽ/וֹ\׃מקמ/ו\me.ko.M/oplace/ hisH4725H9023\H9016HNcmsc+Sp3ms 11 Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
אֲנִי֮אני֮אֲנִיאני'a.NiIH0589HPp1bs לֹ֤אל֤אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn אֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְאחש֫ךאֶחֱשָׂךְאחשך'e.che.SakhI will restrainH2820HVqi1cs אֲֽ֭דַבְּרָהא֭דברהאֲֽדַבְּרָהאדברה'aDa.be.rahI will speakH1696GHVpc1cs בְּ/צַ֣רב/צ֣רבְּ/צַרב/צרbe./Tzarin/ [the] distress ofH9003H6862BHR+Aamsc רוּחִ֑/ירוח֑/ירוּחִ/ירוח/יru.Ch/ispirit/ myH7307GH9020HNcbsc+Sp1fs אָ֝שִׂ֗יחָהא֝ש֗יחהאָשִׂיחָהאשיחה'a.Si.chahI will complainH7878HVqc1cs בְּ/מַ֣רב/מ֣רבְּ/מַרב/מרbe./Marin/ [the] bitterness ofH9003H4751HR+Aamsc 12 [Am] I a sea, or a dragon, that thou settest a watch over me?
אָ֭נִיא֭ניאָנִיאני'A.ni[am] IH0589HPp1bs תַּנִּ֑יןתנ֑יןתַּנִּיןתניןta.Nin[the] sea monsterH8577NHNcmsa תָשִׂ֖יםתש֖יםתָשִׂיםתשיםta.Simyou will setH7760AHVqi2ms עָלַ֣/יעל֣/יעָלַ/יעל/י'a.La/iover/ meH5921AH9030HR+Sp1bs מִשְׁמָֽר\׃משמר\מִשְׁמָֽר\׃משמר\mish.Mara guardH4929\H9016HNcmsa 13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
אָ֭מַרְתִּיא֭מרתיאָמַרְתִּיאמרתי'A.mar.tiI saidH0559HVqp1cs תְּנַחֲמֵ֣/נִיתנחמ֣/ניתְּנַחֲמֵ/נִיתנחמ/ניte.na.cha.Me./niit will comfort/ meH5162GH9030HVpi3fs+Sp1bs עַרְשִׂ֑/יערש֑/יעַרְשִׂ/יערש/י'ar.S/icouch/ myH6210H9020HNcfsc+Sp1bs יִשָּׂ֥איש֥איִשָּׂאישאyi.Sa'it will carryH5375IHVqi3ms בְ֝/שִׂיחִ֗/יב֝/שיח֗/יבְ/שִׂיחִ/יב/שיח/יve./si.Ch/iin/ complaint/ myH9003H7879H9020HR+Ncmsc+Sp1bs מִשְׁכָּבִֽ/י\׃משכב/י\מִשְׁכָּבִֽ/י\׃משכב/י\mish.ka.V/ibed/ myH4904H9020\H9016HNcmsc+Sp1bs 14 then thou dost scare me with dreams and terrify me with visions.
וְ/חִתַּתַּ֥/נִיו/חתת֥/ניוְ/חִתַּתַּ/נִיו/חתת/ניve./chit.ta.Ta./niand/ you will dismay/ meH9001H2865H9030Hc+Vpq2ms+Sp1bs בַ/חֲלֹמ֑וֹתב/חלמ֑ותבַ/חֲלֹמוֹתב/חלמותva./cha.lo.Motby/ dreamsH9003H2472HR+Ncfpa וּֽ/מֵ/חֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתו/מ/חזינ֥ותוּֽ/מֵ/חֶזְיֹנוֹתו/מ/חזינותu./me./chez.yo.Notand/ from/ visionsH9002H9006H2384HC+R+Ncfpa תְּבַעֲתַֽ/נִּי\׃תבעת/ני\תְּבַעֲתַֽ/נִּי\׃תבעת/ני\te.va.'a.Ta./niyou will terrify/ meH1204H9030\H9016HVpi2ms+Sp1bs 15 And my soul thought it better to be strangled [and desired] death more than my bones.
וַ/תִּבְחַ֣רו/תבח֣רוַ/תִּבְחַרו/תבחרva./tiv.Charand/ it choseH9001H0977Hc+Vqw3fs מַחֲנָ֣קמחנ֣קמַחֲנָקמחנקma.cha.NakstranglingH4267HNcmsa נַפְשִׁ֑/ינפש֑/ינַפְשִׁ/ינפש/יnaf.Sh/iself/ myH5315IH9020HNcfsc+Sp1bs מָ֝֗וֶתמ֝֗ותמָוֶתמותMa.vetdeathH4194HNcmsa מֵֽ/עַצְמוֹתָֽ/י\׃מ/עצמות/י\מֵֽ/עַצְמוֹתָֽ/י\׃מ/עצמות/י\Me./'atz.mo.Ta/imore than/ bones/ myH9006H6106GH9020\H9016HR+Ncfpc+Sp1bs 16 I loathed [life]; I do not [desire] to live for ever; let me alone; for my days [are] vanity.
מָ֭אַסְתִּימ֭אסתימָאַסְתִּימאסתיMa.'as.tiI rejectH3988AHVqp1cs לְ/עֹלָ֣םל/על֣םלְ/עֹלָםל/עלםle./'o.Lamfor/ everH9005H5769GHR+Ncmsa אֶֽחְיֶ֑האחי֑האֶֽחְיֶהאחיה'ech.YehI will liveH2421HVqi1cs חֲדַ֥לחד֥לחֲדַלחדלcha.DalceaseH2308HVqv2ms מִ֝מֶּ֗/נִּימ֝מ֗/נימִמֶּ/נִּיממ/ניmi.Me./nifrom/ meH4480AH9030HR+Sp1bs הֶ֥בֶלה֥בלהֶבֶלהבלHe.vel[are] a breathH1892HNcmsa 17 What [is] man that thou should magnify him and that thou should set thine heart upon him
אֱ֭נוֹשׁא֭נושאֱנוֹשׁאנוש'E.no.osh[is] humankindH0582HNcmsa תְגַדְּלֶ֑/נּוּתגדל֑/נותְגַדְּלֶ/נּוּתגדל/נוte.gad.de.Le./nuyou will make great/ himH1431H9033HVpi2ms+Sp3ms תָשִׁ֖יתתש֖יתתָשִׁיתתשיתta.Shityou will setH7896GHVqi2ms אֵלָ֣י/ואל֣י/ואֵלָי/ואלי/ו'e.La/vto/ himH0413H9033HR+Sp3ms 18 and [that] thou should visit him every morning [and] try him every moment?
וַ/תִּפְקְדֶ֥/נּוּו/תפקד֥/נווַ/תִּפְקְדֶ/נּוּו/תפקד/נוva./tif.ke.De./nuand/ you have visited/ himH9001H6485IH9033Hc+Vqw2ms+Sp3ms לִ/בְקָרִ֑יםל/בקר֑יםלִ/בְקָרִיםל/בקריםli/v.ka.Rimto/ morningsH9005H1242HR+Ncmpa לִ֝/רְגָעִ֗יםל֝/רגע֗יםלִ/רְגָעִיםל/רגעיםli/r.ga.'Imto/ momentsH9005H7281HR+Ncmpa תִּבְחָנֶֽ/נּוּ\׃תבחנ/נו\תִּבְחָנֶֽ/נּוּ\׃תבחנ/נו\tiv.cha.Ne./nuyou test/ himH0974H9033\H9016HVqi2ms+Sp3ms 19 For how long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone until I swallow down my spittle?
כַּ֭/מָּהכ֭/מהכַּ/מָּהכ/מהKa./mahhow/ long?H9004H4100HR+Pi תִשְׁעֶ֣התשע֣התִשְׁעֶהתשעהtish.'Ehwill you look awayH8159HVqi2ms מִמֶּ֑/נִּיממ֑/נימִמֶּ/נִּיממ/ניmi.Me./nifrom/ meH4480AH9030HR+Sp1bs תַ֝רְפֵּ֗/נִית֝רפ֗/ניתַרְפֵּ/נִיתרפ/ניtar.Pe./niwill you let alone?/ meH7503H9030HVhi2ms+Sp1bs בִּלְעִ֥/יבלע֥/יבִּלְעִ/יבלע/יbil.'/Iswallow/ IH1104H9040HVqcc+Sp1bs 20 If 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?
חָטָ֡אתִיחט֡אתיחָטָאתִיחטאתיcha.Ta.tiI have sinnedH2398HVqp1cs מָ֤המ֤המָהמהmahwhat?H4100HPi אֶפְעַ֨ל\׀אפע֨ל\אֶפְעַל\׀אפעל\'ef.'Aldo I doH6466\H9015HVqi1cs נֹצֵ֪רנצ֪רנֹצֵרנצרno.TzerO watcher ofH5341HVqrmsc הָ/אָ֫דָ֥םה/א֫ד֥םהָ/אָדָםה/אדםha./'A.Dam<the>/ humankindH9009H0120GHTd+Ncmsa לָ֤/מָהל֤/מהלָ/מָהל/מהLa./mah<to>/ why?H9005H4100HR+Pi שַׂמְתַּ֣/נִישמת֣/נישַׂמְתַּ/נִישמת/ניsam.Ta./nihave you set/ meH7760AH9030HVqp2ms+Sp1bs לְ/מִפְגָּ֣על/מפג֣עלְ/מִפְגָּעל/מפגעle./mif.Ga'to/ a targetH9005H4645HR+Ncmsa וָ/אֶהְיֶ֖הו/אהי֖הוָ/אֶהְיֶהו/אהיהva./'eh.Yehand/ I have becomeH9001H1961Hc+Vqw1cs עָלַ֣/יעל֣/יעָלַ/יעל/י'a.La/ion/ myselfH5921AH9030HR+Sp1bs לְ/מַשָּֽׂא\׃ל/משא\לְ/מַשָּֽׂא\׃ל/משא\le./ma.Sa'<into>/ a burdenH9005H4853A\H9016HR+Ncmsa 21 And why dost thou not take away my rebellion and pass over my iniquity? For now I shall sleep in the dust; and if thou shalt seek me in the morning, I shall not be found.:
תִשָּׂ֣אתש֣אתִשָּׂאתשאti.Sa'will you forgiveH5375IHVqi2ms פִשְׁעִ/י֮פשע/י֮פִשְׁעִ/יפשע/יfish.'/Itransgression/ myH6588H9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs וְ/תַעֲבִ֪ירו/תעב֪ירוְ/תַעֲבִירו/תעבירve./ta.'a.Virso/ may you take away?H9002H5674CHC+Vhu2ms עֲוֹ֫נִ֥/יעו֫נ֥/יעֲוֹנִ/יעונ/י'a.Vo.N/iiniquity/ myH5771GH9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs עַ֭תָּהע֭תהעַתָּהעתה'A.tahnowH6258HD לֶ/עָפָ֣רל/עפ֣רלֶ/עָפָרל/עפרle./'a.Farto the/ dustH9005H6083HRd+Ncmsa אֶשְׁכָּ֑באשכ֑באֶשְׁכָּבאשכב'esh.KavI will lie downH7901JHVqi1cs וְ/שִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣/נִיו/ש֖חרת֣/ניוְ/שִׁחֲרְתַּ/נִיו/שחרת/ניve./Shi.char.Ta./niand/ you will look for/ meH9001H7836H9030Hc+Vpq2ms+Sp1bs וְ/אֵינֶֽ/נִּי\׃\ \פו/אינ/ני\\ \פוְ/אֵינֶֽ/נִּי\׃\ \פו/אינ/ני\\ \פve./'ei.Ne./niand/ there not [will be]/ meH9002H0369H9040\H9016\ \H9017HC+Ncmsc+Sp1bs