ΙΩΒ - Giobbe - Job 7

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 ποτερον ουχι πειρατηριον εστιν ο βιος ανθρωπου επι της γης και ωσπερ μισθιου αυθημερινου η ζωη αυτου	1 The life of a man on the earth is a battle, and his days are like the days of a hired hand.
2 η ωσπερ θεραπων δεδοικως τον κυριον αυτου και τετευχως σκιας η ωσπερ μισθωτος αναμενων τον μισθον αυτου	2 Just as a servant desires the shade, and just as the hired hand looks forward to the end of his work,
3 ουτως καγω υπεμεινα μηνας κενους νυκτες δε οδυνων δεδομεναι μοι εισιν	3 so also have I had empty months and have counted my burdensome nights.
4 εαν κοιμηθω λεγω ποτε ημερα ως δ' αν αναστω παλιν ποτε εσπερα πληρης δε γινομαι οδυνων απο εσπερας εως πρωι	4 If I lie down to sleep, I will say, “When will I rise?” And next I will hope for the evening and will be filled with sorrows even until darkness.
5 φυρεται δε μου το σωμα εν σαπρια σκωληκων τηκω δε βωλακας γης απο ιχωρος ξυων	5 My flesh is clothed with particles of rottenness and filth; my skin is dried up and tightened.
6 ο δε βιος μου εστιν ελαφροτερος λαλιας απολωλεν δε εν κενη ελπιδι	6 My days have passed by more quickly than threads are cut by a weaver, and they have been consumed without any hope.
7 μνησθητι ουν οτι πνευμα μου η ζωη και ουκετι επανελευσεται ο οφθαλμος μου ιδειν αγαθον	7 Remember that my life is wind, and my eye will not return to see good things.
8 ου περιβλεψεται με οφθαλμος ορωντος με οι οφθαλμοι σου εν εμοι και ουκετι ειμι	8 Neither will the sight of man gaze upon me; your eyes are upon me, and I will not endure.
9 ωσπερ νεφος αποκαθαρθεν απ' ουρανου εαν γαρ ανθρωπος καταβη εις αδην ουκετι μη αναβη	9 Just as a cloud is consumed and passes away, so he who descends to hell will not ascend.
10 ουδ' ου μη επιστρεψη ετι εις τον ιδιον οικον ουδε μη επιγνω αυτον ετι ο τοπος αυτου	10 He will not return again to his house, nor will his own place know him any longer.
11 αταρ ουν ουδε εγω φεισομαι τω στοματι μου λαλησω εν αναγκη ων ανοιξω πικριαν ψυχης μου συνεχομενος	11 And because of this, I will not restrain my mouth. I will speak in the affliction of my spirit. I will converse from the bitterness of my soul.
12 ποτερον θαλασσα ειμι η δρακων οτι κατεταξας επ' εμε φυλακην	12 Am I an ocean or a whale, that you have encircled me in a prison?
13 ειπα οτι παρακαλεσει με η κλινη μου ανοισω δε προς εμαυτον ιδια λογον τη κοιτη μου	13 If I say, “My bed will comfort me, and I will find rest, speaking with myself on my blanket,”
14 εκφοβεις με ενυπνιοις και εν οραμασιν με καταπλησσεις	14 then you will frighten me with dreams, and strike dread through visions,
15 απαλλαξεις απο πνευματος μου την ψυχην μου απο δε θανατου τα οστα μου	15 so that, because of these things, my soul would choose hanging, and my bones, death.
16 ου γαρ εις τον αιωνα ζησομαι ινα μακροθυμησω αποστα απ' εμου κενος γαρ μου ο βιος	16 I despair; by no means will I live any longer. Spare me, for my days are nothing.
17 τι γαρ εστιν ανθρωπος οτι εμεγαλυνας αυτον η οτι προσεχεις τον νουν εις αυτον	17 What is man, that you should praise him? Or why do you place your heart near him?
18 η επισκοπην αυτου ποιηση εως το πρωι και εις αναπαυσιν αυτον κρινεις	18 You visit him at dawn, and you test him unexpectedly.
19 εως τινος ουκ εας με ουδε προιη με εως αν καταπιω τον πτυελον μου εν οδυνη	19 How long will you not spare me, nor release me to ingest my saliva?
20 ει εγω ημαρτον τι δυναμαι σοι πραξαι ο επισταμενος τον νουν των ανθρωπων δια τι εθου με κατεντευκτην σου ειμι δε επι σοι φορτιον	20 I have sinned; what should I do for you, O keeper of men? Why have you set me against you, so that I have become burdensome even to myself?
21 και δια τι ουκ εποιησω της ανομιας μου ληθην και καθαρισμον της αμαρτιας μου νυνι δε εις γην απελευσομαι ορθριζων δε ουκετι ειμι	21 Why do you not steal away my sin, and why do you not sweep away my iniquity? Behold, now I will sleep in the dust, and if you seek me in the morning, I will not remain.