Job 7:13–16

⁶I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

^6‖I am weary with my groning, all the night make I my bed to swim: I water my couch with my teares.

⁴Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

⁴Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speake.

³So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

⁴When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

³So am I made to possesse moneths of vanitie, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

⁴When I lie downe, I say, When shall I arise, and the ^†night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro, vnto the dawning of the day.

²⁷If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

²⁸I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

²⁷If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leaue off my heauinesse, and comfort my selfe.

²⁸I am afraid of all my sorrowes, I know that thou wilt not holde me innocent.

¹AND in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

¹¶ And in the second yeere of the reigne of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchad-nezzar dreamed dreames, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleepe brake from him.

⁵¶ And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

⁶And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

⁷And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?

⁵¶ And they dreamed a dreame both of them, each man his dreame in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dreame, the Butler and the Baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

⁶And Ioseph came in vnto them in the morning, and looked vpon them, and behold, they were sad.

⁷And he asked Pharaohs officers that were with him in the warde of his lords house, saying, wherefore ^†looke ye so sadly to day?

⁸And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

⁸And it came to passe in the morning, that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the Magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh tolde them his dreame; but there was none that could interprete them vnto Pharaoh.

¹³And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.

¹⁴And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.

¹³And when Gideon was come, beholde, there was a man that tolde a dreame vnto his fellow, and sayd, Behold, I dreamed a dreame, and loe, a cake of Barley bread tumbled into the hoste of Midian, and came vnto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and ouerturned it, that the tent lay along.

¹⁴And his fellow answered, and said, Th is is nothing els saue the sword of Gideon the sonne of Ioash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God deliuered Midian, and all the hoste.

¹⁹¶ When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

¹⁹¶ When he was set downe on the Iudgement seate, his wife sent vnto him, saying, Haue thou nothing to doe with that iust man: for I haue suffered many things this day in a dreame, because of him.

²³¶ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

²³¶ And when Ahithophel sawe that his counsell was not ^†followed, he sadled his asse, and arose, and gate him home to his house, to his citie, and ^†put his houshold in order, and hanged himselfe, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

⁵And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

⁵And hee cast downe the pieces of siluer in the Temple, ^*and departed, and went and hanged himselfe.

⁴¶ But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

⁴¶ But he himselfe went a dayes iourney into the wildernesse, and came and sate downe vnder a Iuniper tree: and hee requested ^†for himselfe that hee might die, and sayd, It is enough, now O LORD, take away my life: for I am not better then my fathers.

¹MY soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

¹¶ My soule is ^‖weary of my life, I will leaue my complaint vpon my selfe; I will speake in the bitternesse of my soule.

⁶Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

⁶Turne from him that hee may ^†rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hircling, his day.

²¹Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

²¹ Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soule: I would despise my life.

²⁰Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

^20* Are not my dayes few? cease then, and let me alone that I may take comfort a litle,

⁹Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

⁹Euen that it would please God to destroy mee, that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off.

⁸And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

^8‖And it came to passe when the Sunne did arise, that God prepared a vehement East wind; and the Sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that hee fainted, and wished in himselfe to die, and said, It is better for me to die, then to liue.

¹³O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

¹³O spare me, that I may recouer strength: before I goe hence, and be no more.

⁹Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

^9‖Surely men of low degree are vanitie, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the ballance, they are altogether lighter then vanitie.

¹¹¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

¹²For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

¹¹¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanitie, what is man the better?

^12†*For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the dayes of his vaine life, which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shal be after him vnder the sunne?

⁴⁶And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

⁴⁶And Rebekah said to ^*Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth: If Iacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life doe me?

²⁰Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

²¹Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

²²Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

²⁰Wherefore is light giuen to him that is in misery, and life vnto the bitter in soule?

²¹Which ^†long for death, but it commeth not, and dig for it more then for hid treasures:

²²Which reioice exceedingly, and are glad when they can finde the graue?

³Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

³Therefore now, O LORD, Take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die then to liue.

⁴Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

^4*Man is like to vanity: his dayes are as a shadow that passeth away.

¹⁰Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

^10†Remooue thy stroke away from mee: I am consumed by the blowe of thine hand.

³³Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

³³Therefore their dayes did he consume in vanitie, and their yeeres in trouble.