16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Job 7:16:1 ⧉מָ֭אַסְתִּיmaastiI reject or loathe Job 7:16:2 ⧉לֹא־לְעֹלָ֣םloleolamnot forever Job 7:16:3 ⧉אֶֽחְיֶ֑הekhyeI will live Job 7:16:4 ⧉חֲדַ֥לkhadalcease or stop Job 7:16:5 ⧉מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmimmenifrom me Job 7:16:6 ⧉כִּי־הֶ֥בֶלkihevelfor vanity or breath Job 7:16:7 ⧉יָמָֽי׃yamaimy days |
16. Formal Translation I loathe my life; I do not desire to live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are a mere breath. |
16. Dynamic Translation I am sick of my life. I do not want to go on forever. Let me be, because my days are brief and fading. |