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The Book of Job, Chapter 7, Verse 9

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The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no [more]: thine eyes [are] upon me, and I [am] not.
King James Version
[As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].
American Standard Version
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.
New English Translation
As a cloud is dispersed and then disappears, so the one who goes down to the grave does not come up again.
World English Bible
As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol shall come up no more.
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He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
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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.
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[Am] I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
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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?