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The Book of Job, Chapter 7, Verse 13

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[Am] I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
King James Version
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
American Standard Version
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;
New English Translation
If I say,“My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,”
World English Bible
When I say, 'My bed shall comfort me. My couch shall ease my complaint;'
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Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
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So that my soul chooseth strangling, [and] death rather than my life.
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I loathe [it]; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days [are] vanity.
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What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
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And [that] thou shouldest visit him every morning, [and] try him every moment?
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How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
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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?
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And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I [shall] not [be].
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Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
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How long wilt thou speak these [things]? and [how long shall] the words of thy mouth [be like] a strong wind?