Job 7

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

Lavi yon nonm sou latè, se tankou sèvis militè l'ap fè. Li tankou moun k'ap vann jounen!

As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

Li tankou yon esklav k'ap tann lannwit pou l' poze, tankou yon travayè k'ap tann kòb jounen travay li.

So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

Depi kèk mwa, m' pa wè poukisa m'ap viv. Tout lannwit se soufri m'ap soufri.

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

M' poko kouche nan kabann mwen, m'ap mande kilè pou l' jou. Nwit la long. M' pa ka dòmi, yon bann vye lide ap pase nan tèt mwen jouk solèy leve.

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

Tout kò m' plen vè ak gwo plak bouton toupatou. Po m' fann fann, l'ap bay postim.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

Jou m' yo pase pi vit pase zegwi nan men moun k'ap maye senn. Yo disparèt, pa gen anyen m'ap tann ankò.

O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.

Bondye o! Pa bliye, lavi m' tankou yon nwaj k'ap pase. Lè m'a fèmen je m', mwen p'ap janm kapab jwi lavi a ankò.

The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

Ou wè m' koulye a, men ou p'ap janm wè m' ankò. W'a chache m', ou p'ap jwenn mwen.

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

Tankou yon nwaj ki ale nèt, ki disparèt, lè yon moun mouri, pa gen leve pou li ankò.

He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

Li p'ap janm tounen lakay li. Moun lakay li tou bliye l'.

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.

Se poutèt sa, m' pa ka pa pale. Kè m' sere. Kite m' pale pale m'. Lapenn kaye nan kè m'. Kite m' plenyen plenyen m'.

Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

Poukisa ou mete moun veye m' konsa? M' pa lanmè. M' pa gwo bèt lanmè.

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

M' te di nan kè m': M' pral lage kò m' yon kote. M'a pran yon ti kanpo. Si m' dòmi, m'a jwenn yon ti soulajman!

Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

Men, ou fè m' fè yon bann vye rèv k'ap fè m' pè. M'ap fè yon bann vye vizyon k'ap fè m' tranble.

So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

Lè konsa, pito moun te trangle m'. Pito m' te mouri pase pou m' soufri tout doulè sa yo.

I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

Se fini m'ap fini. Fòk mwen mouri yon jou! Kite m' pou kont mwen. Lavi m' prèt pou bout!

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

Kisa lèzòm ye pou ou pran ka yo konsa? Kisa yo ye menm pou w'ap okipe yo konsa?

And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

Chak maten ou pase wè jan yo ye. Chak lè, w'ap gade nan fon kè yo, w'ap sonde yo.

How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Kilè w'a sispann gade m'? Ban m' yon ti souf non kont pou m' vale krache m'!

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?

Si m' fè peche, kisa m' fè ou? Di m' non, ou menm k'ap veye tou sa moun ap fè? Poukisa w'ap plante tout flèch ou yo nan kò m' konsa? Poukisa ou fè m' tounen yon chay pou ou?

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.

Se sipòte ou pa ka sipòte ankò sa mwen fè ki mal? Se padonnen ou pa ka padonnen peche m' yo? Talè konsa mwen pral anba tè. W'a chache m', ou p'ap jwenn mwen ankò.