Job 7:19–20
Job 7:19–20 — English Standard Version (ESV)
19 How long will you not look away from me,
nor leave me alone till I swallow my spit?
20 If I sin, what do I do to you, you watcher of mankind?
Why have you made me your mark?
Why have I become a burden to you?
Job 7:19–20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
19 How long wilt thou not depart from me,
Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
20 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?
Job 7:19–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)
19 Why won’t you leave me alone,
at least long enough for me to swallow!
20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you,
O watcher of all humanity?
Why make me your target?
Am I a burden to you?
Job 7:19–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
19 How long?
Will You not look away from me,
And let me alone till I swallow my saliva?
20 Have I sinned?
What have I done to You, O watcher of men?
Why have You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?
Job 7:19–20 — New Century Version (NCV)
19 Will you never look away from me
or leave me alone even long enough to swallow?
20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you,
you watcher of humans?
Why have you made me your target?
Have I become a heavy load for you?
Job 7:19–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)
19 How long wilt thou not look away from me,
Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
20 If I have sinned, what do I unto thee, O thou watcher of men?
Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee,
So that I am a burden to myself?
Job 7:19–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
19 How long wilt thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? 20 Have I sinned, what do I unto thee, thou Observer of men? Why hast thou set me as an object of assault for thee, so that I am become a burden to myself?
Job 7:19–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
19 Why don’t you stop looking at me
long enough to let me swallow my spit?
20 If I sin, what can I ⸤possibly⸥ do to you
since you insist on spying on people?
Why do you make me your target?
I’ve become a burden even to myself.
Job 7:19–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
19 Will You ever look away from me,
or leave me alone long enough to swallow?
20 If I have sinned, what have I done to You,
Watcher of mankind?
Why have You made me Your target,
so that I have become a burden to You?
Job 7:19–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
19 Will you not look away from me for a while,
let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
20 If I sin, what do I do to you, you watcher of humanity?
Why have you made me your target?
Why have I become a burden to you?
Job 7:19–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
19 How long will you not turn away from me?
Or not leave me alone until I swallow my spit?
20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you, watcher of humanity?
Why have you made me as a target for yourself,
so that I have become a burden to myself?
Job 7:19–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
19 Won’t you ever look away from me?
Won’t you leave me alone even for one second?
20 If I’ve really sinned, tell me what I’ve done to you.
Why do you watch people so closely?
Why do you shoot your arrows at me?
Have I become a problem to you?
Job 7:19–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
19 “Will You never turn Your gaze away from me,
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
20 “Have I sinned? What have I done to You,
O watcher of men?
Why have You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?