7:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲלֹֽא ־צָבָ֣א לֶֽאֱנ֣וֹשׁ (על ) [עֲלֵי ־]אָ֑רֶץ וְכִימֵ֖י שָׂכִ֣יר יָמָֽיו ׃
πότερον οὐχὶ πειρατήριόν ἐστιν ὁ βίος ἀνθρώπου ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ὥσπερ μισθίου αὐθημερινοῦ ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ
Militia est vita hominis super terram , et sicut dies mercenarii dies ejus .
ቀዳሚሁ ፡ አኮኑ ፡ ጽላሎት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ሕይወት ፡ ለእጓለ ፡ እመ ፡ ሕያው ፡ በዲበ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወንብረቱ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሳብ ፡ ዘለለዕለቱ ።
“Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?
7:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ כְּעֶ֥בֶד יִשְׁאַף ־צֵ֑ל וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר יְקַוֶּ֥ה פׇעֳלֽוֹ ׃
ἢ ὥσπερ θεράπων δεδοικὼς τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ καὶ τετευχὼς σκιᾶς ἢ ὥσπερ μισθωτὸς ἀναμένων τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ
Sicut servus desiderat umbram , et sicut mercenarius praestolatur finem operis sui ,
ወእመ ፡ አኮ ፡ ከመ ፡ ገብር ፡ ዘያደሉ ፡ ለእግዚኡ ፡ ወያጸምእ ፡ ጸሎቶ ፡ አው ፡ ከመ ፡ ገባኢ ፡ ዘይሴፎ ፡ ዓስቦ ።
As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,
7:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ כֵּ֤ן הׇנְחַ֣לְתִּי לִ֭י יַרְחֵי ־שָׁ֑וְא וְלֵיל֥וֹת עָ֝מָ֗ל מִנּוּ ־לִֽי ׃
οὕτως κἀγὼ ὑπέμεινα μῆνας κενούς νύκτες δὲ ὀδυνῶν δεδομέναι μοί εἰσιν
sic et ego habui menses vacuos , et noctes laboriosas enumeravi mihi .
ከማሁ ፡ አነሂ ፡ ተዓገሥኩ ፡ አውራኀ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ወሌሊተኒ ፡ ተውህበኒ ፡ ሊተ ፡ ፃዕር ።
so I am made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me.
7:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי מָתַ֣י אָ֭קוּם וּמִדַּד ־עָ֑רֶב וְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּי נְדֻדִ֣ים עֲדֵי ־נָֽשֶׁף ׃
ἐὰν κοιμηθῶ λέγω πότε ἡμέρα ὡς δ’ ἂν ἀναστῶ πάλιν πότε ἑσπέρα πλήρης δὲ γίνομαι ὀδυνῶν ἀπὸ ἑσπέρας ἕως πρωί
Si dormiero , dicam : Quando consurgam ? et rursum expectabo vesperam , et replebor doloribus usque ad tenebras .
እመ ፡ ኖምኩ ፡ እብል ፡ ማእዜ ፡ ይጸብሕ ፡ ሊተ ፡ እንጋ ፡ ወእመ ፡ ነቃሕኩ ፡ ካዕበ ፡ እብል ፡ ማእዜ ፡ ይመሲ ።
When I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.
7:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ לָ֘בַ֤שׁ בְּשָׂרִ֣י רִ֭מָּה (וגיש ) [וְג֣וּשׁ ] עָפָ֑ר עוֹרִ֥י רָ֝גַ֗ע וַיִּמָּאֵֽס ׃
φύρεται δέ μου τὸ σῶμα ἐν σαπρίᾳ σκωλήκων τήκω δὲ βώλακας γῆς ἀπὸ ἰχῶρος ξύων
Induta est caro mea putredine , et sordibus pulveris cutis mea aruit et contracta est .
ጸገብኩ ፡ ሕማመ ፡ እምነግህ ፡ እስከ ፡ ሠርክ ፡ ወባኍበኈ ፡ ሥጋየ ፡ በፅሄያት ፡ ወመግል ፡ ወኃለቁ ፡ እንዘ ፡ አሐክክ ፡ ጸውበ ፡ ወእንጳንጴ ፡ ወሐመደ ፡ ኮንኩ ።
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh.
7:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ יָמַ֣י קַ֭לּוּ מִנִּי ־אָ֑רֶג וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ בְּאֶ֣פֶס תִּקְוָֽה ׃
ὁ δὲ βίος μού ἐστιν ἐλαφρότερος λαλιᾶς ἀπόλωλεν δὲ ἐν κενῇ ἐλπίδι
Dies mei velocius transierunt quam a texente tela succiditur , et consumpti sunt absque ulla spe .
ወቀላለ ፡ ኮነት ፡ ሕይወትየ ፡ ከመ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ዘየአንም ፡ ወተኃጐልኩ ፡ በተሰፍዎ ፡ ከንቱ ።
My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.
7:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ זְ֭כֹר כִּי ־ר֣וּחַ חַיָּ֑י לֹא ־תָשׁ֥וּב עֵ֝ינִ֗י לִרְא֥וֹת טֽוֹב ׃
μνήσθητι οὖν ὅτι πνεῦμά μου ἡ ζωὴ καὶ οὐκέτι ἐπανελεύσεται ὁ ὀφθαλμός μου ἰδεῖν ἀγαθόν
Memento quia ventus est vita mea , et non revertetur oculus meus ut videat bona .
ተዘከር ፡ ከመ ፡ ነፍስ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ሕይትየ ፡ ወኢትገብእ ፡ እንከ ፡ ትርአይ ፡ ዓይንየ ፡ ሠናይተ ፡፡ 8፡ ወኢይሬኢ ፡ ዓይነ ፡ ዘይሬአየኒ ፡ ወእመኒ ፡ ነጸረኒ ፡ ኢይሄሎ ፡ እንከ ።
Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye will no more see good.
7:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֹא ־תְ֭שׁוּרֵנִי עֵ֣ין רֹ֑אִי עֵינֶ֖יךָ בִּ֣י וְאֵינֶֽנִּי ׃
οὐ περιβλέψεταί με ὀφθαλμὸς ὁρῶντός με οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου ἐν ἐμοί καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ
Nec aspiciet me visus hominis ; oculi tui in me , et non subsistam .
— The eye of him who sees me will see me no more. Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.
7:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ כָּלָ֣ה עָ֭נָן וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ כֵּ֥ן יוֹרֵ֥ד שְׁ֝א֗וֹל לֹ֣א יַעֲלֶֽה ׃
ὥσπερ νέφος ἀποκαθαρθὲν ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ ἐὰν γὰρ ἄνθρωπος καταβῇ εἰς ᾅδην οὐκέτι μὴ ἀναβῇ
Sicut consumitur nubes , et pertransit , sic qui descenderit ad inferos , non ascendet .
ከመ ፡ ደመና ፡ ዘተነጽሐ ፡ እምሰማይ ፡ እስመ ፡ እምከመ ፡ ወረደ ፡ ሰብአ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መቃብር ፡ ኢየዓርግ ፡ እንከ ።
As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol will come up no more.
7:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֹא ־יָשׁ֣וּב ע֣וֹד לְבֵית֑וֹ וְלֹא ־יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ ע֣וֹד מְקֹמֽוֹ ׃
οὐδ’ οὐ μὴ ἐπιστρέψῃ ἔτι εἰς τὸν ἴδιον οἶκον οὐδὲ μὴ ἐπιγνῷ αὐτὸν ἔτι ὁ τόπος αὐτοῦ
Nec revertetur ultra in domum suam , neque cognoscet eum amplius locus ejus .
ወኢይገብእ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤት ፡ ወኢየአምር ፡ እንከ ፡ ብሔሮ ።
He will return no more to his house, neither will his place know him any more.
7:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּם ־אֲנִי֮ לֹ֤א אֶחֱשׇׂ֫ךְ ־פִּ֥י אֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה בְּצַ֣ר רוּחִ֑י אָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי ׃
ἀτὰρ οὖν οὐδὲ ἐγὼ φείσομαι τῷ στόματί μου λαλήσω ἐν ἀνάγκῃ ὤν ἀνοίξω πικρίαν ψυχῆς μου συνεχόμενος
Quapropter et ego non parcam ori meo : loquar in tribulatione spiritus mei ; confabulabor cum amaritudine animae meae .
ወበእንተ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ አነሂ ፡ ኢይምህከ ፡ አፉየ ፡ ወእነብብ ፡ ፃዕረ ፡ መንፈስየ ፡ ወአከሥት ፡ ምረረ ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ዘላዕሌየ ፡ ከመ ፡ ወባሕር ፡ ኮነ ፡ አንብዕየ ።
“Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
7:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲֽיָם ־אָ֭נִי אִם ־תַּנִּ֑ין כִּֽי ־תָשִׂ֖ים עָלַ֣י מִשְׁמָֽר ׃
πότερον θάλασσά εἰμι ἢ δράκων ὅτι κατέταξας ἐπ’ ἐμὲ φυλακήν
Numquid mare ego sum , aut cetus , quia circumdedisti me carcere ?
ባሕርኑ ፡ አው ፡ ቀላይ ፡ እስመ ፡ አዘዝከ ፡ ዓቃቤ ፡ ላዕሌየ ።
Am I a sea, or a sea monster, that you put a guard over me?
7:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־אָ֭מַרְתִּי תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִי עַרְשִׂ֑י יִשָּׂ֥א בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י מִשְׁכָּבִֽי ׃
εἶπα ὅτι παρακαλέσει με ἡ κλίνη μου ἀνοίσω δὲ πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν ἰδίᾳ λόγον τῇ κοίτῃ μου
Si dixero : Consolabitur me lectulus meus , et relevabor loquens mecum in strato meo :
ወእቤ ፡ ዓራትየኑ ፡ እንጋ ፡ ይናዝዘኒ ፡ ወያልህየኒሁ ፡ እንጋ ፡ ምስካብየ ።
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’
7:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְחִתַּתַּ֥נִי בַחֲלֹמ֑וֹת וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי ׃
ἐκφοβεῖς με ἐνυπνίοις καὶ ἐν ὁράμασίν με καταπλήσσεις
terrebis me per somnia , et per visiones horrore concuties .
ወትጌርመኒ ፡ በሕልም ፡ ወታደነግዐኒ ፡ በራእይ ።
then you scare me with dreams and terrify me through visions,
7:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתִּבְחַ֣ר מַחֲנָ֣ק נַפְשִׁ֑י מָ֝֗וֶת מֵעַצְמוֹתָֽי ׃
ἀπαλλάξεις ἀπὸ πνεύματός μου τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπὸ δὲ θανάτου τὰ ὀστᾶ μου
Quam ob rem elegit suspendium anima mea , et mortem ossa mea .
ወኮነ ፡ ሥሉጠ ፡ በነፍስየ ፡ ወበመንፈስየ ፡ ወአሞቶን ፡ ለአዕይንትየ ፡ ቦኑ ፡ ለዓለም ፡ አሐዩ ፡ ከመ ፡ እትዓገሥ ፡ ርኅቀ ፡ እምኔየ ፡ ወከንቱ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ሕይወትየ ።
so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.
7:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ מָ֭אַסְתִּי לֹא ־לְעֹלָ֣ם אֶחְיֶ֑ה חֲדַ֥ל מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי כִּי ־הֶ֥בֶל יָמָֽי ׃
οὐ γὰρ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ζήσομαι ἵνα μακροθυμήσω ἀπόστα ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ κενὸς γάρ μου ὁ βίος
Desperavi : nequaquam ultra jam vivam : parce mihi , nihil enim sunt dies mei .
ምንት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ሰብአ ፡ ከመ ፡ ታዕብዮ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ተሐውጽ ፡ ልቦ ።
I loathe my life. I don’t want to live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
7:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ מָֽה ־אֱ֭נוֹשׁ כִּ֣י תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ וְכִֽי ־תָשִׁ֖ית אֵלָ֣יו לִבֶּֽךָ ׃
τί γάρ ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνας αὐτὸν ἢ ὅτι προσέχεις τὸν νοῦν εἰς αὐτὸν
Quid est homo , quia magnificas eum ? aut quid apponis erga eum cor tuum ?
አው ፡ ከመ ፡ ትፍትኖ ፡ እስከ ፡ ይበጽሕ ፡ ኀቤከ ፡ አው ፡ ከመ ፡ ትኰንኖ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ዓራቱ ።
What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,
7:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּ לִבְקָרִ֑ים לִ֝רְגָעִ֗ים תִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ ׃
ἢ ἐπισκοπὴν αὐτοῦ ποιήσῃ ἕως τὸ πρωὶ καὶ εἰς ἀνάπαυσιν αὐτὸν κρινεῖς
Visitas eum diluculo , et subito probas illum .
እስከ ፡ ማእዜኑ ፡ ኢታስሕተኒ ፡ እስከ ፡ እውኅጥ ፡ ምራቅየ ፡ እንዘ ፡ የሐንቀኒ ።
that you should visit him every morning, and test him every moment?
7:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּ֭מָּה לֹא ־תִשְׁעֶ֣ה מִמֶּ֑נִּי לֹֽא ־תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי עַד ־בִּלְעִ֥י רֻקִּֽי ׃
ἕως τίνος οὐκ ἐᾷς με οὐδὲ προΐῃ με ἕως ἂν καταπίω τὸν πτύελόν μου ἐν ὀδύνῃ
Usquequo non parcis mihi , nec dimittis me ut glutiam salivam meam ?
ወእነሂ ፡ አበስኩ ፡ አነ ፡ ምንተ ፡ እንከ ፡ እክል ፡ ገቢረ ፡ ለከ ፡ ኦ ፡ ዘተአምር ፡ ልበ ፡ እጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ ለምንት ፡ ረፅይከኒ ፡ ለመቅሠፍት ፡ ለከ ፡ ወለምንት ፡ ፈጠርከኒ ፡ በአምሳሊከ ፡ አነሁ ፡ ዳአሙ ፡ ከበድኩከ ።
How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle?
7:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ חָטָ֡אתִי מָ֤ה אֶפְעַ֨ל ׀ לָךְ֮ נֹצֵ֢ר הָ֫אָדָ֥ם לָ֤מָה שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי לְמִפְגָּ֣ע לָ֑ךְ וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה עָלַ֣י לְמַשָּֽׂא ׃
εἰ ἐγὼ ἥμαρτον τί δύναμαί σοι πρᾶξαι ὁ ἐπιστάμενος τὸν νοῦν τῶν ἀνθρώπων διὰ τί ἔθου με κατεντευκτήν σου εἰμὶ δὲ ἐπὶ σοὶ φορτίον
Peccavi ; quid faciam tibi , o custos hominum ? quare posuisti me contrarium tibi , et factus sum mihimetipsi gravis ?
ወለምንት ፡ ኢገበርከ ፡ በዘይትረሳዕ ፡ ኃጢአትየ ፡ ወበዘይነጽሕ ፡ ጌጋይየ ፡ ወይአዜሰ ፡ እወርድ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ ኀበ ፡ ኢይነቅሕ ፡ እንከ ።
If I have sinned, what do I do to you, you watcher of men? Why have you set me as a mark for you, so that I am a burden to myself?
7:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּמֶ֤ה ׀ לֹא ־תִשָּׂ֣א פִשְׁעִי֮ וְתַעֲבִ֢יר אֶת ־עֲוֺ֫נִ֥י כִּֽי ־עַ֭תָּה לֶעָפָ֣ר אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב וְשִׁ֖חַרְתַּ֣נִי וְאֵינֶֽנִּי ׃ {פ}
καὶ διὰ τί οὐκ ἐποιήσω τῆς ἀνομίας μου λήθην καὶ καθαρισμὸν τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου νυνὶ δὲ εἰς γῆν ἀπελεύσομαι ὀρθρίζων δὲ οὐκέτι εἰμί
Cur non tollis peccatum meum , et quare non aufers iniquitatem meam ? ecce nunc in pulvere dormiam , et si mane me quaesieris , non subsistam .
— Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now will I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I will not be.”