Job 7:16

Job Continues: Life Seems Futile

15so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body. 16I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

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Berean Standard Bible
I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
American Standard Version (1901)
I loathe my life; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.
Bible in Basic English
I have no desire for life, I would not be living for ever! Keep away from me, for my days are as a breath.
Free Bible Version
I hate my life! I know I won't live long. Leave me alone because my life is just a breath.
King James (Authorized) Version
I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
Translation for Translators
I detest continuing to be alive; I do not want to live for many years [HYP]. Allow me to be alone, because I will be alive for only a very short remaining time [HYP].
Unlocked Literal Bible
I loathe my life; I would not wish to always be alive; let me alone for my days are useless.
Noah Webster Bible
I lothe it ; I would not live always: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
World English Bible
I loathe my life. I don’t want to live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
Young's Literal Translation
I have wasted away — not to the age do I live. Cease from me, for my days [are] vanity.