Catholic Public Domain Version
"But now my soul withers within myself, and the days of affliction take hold of me. "
— Job 30:16, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.”
“ And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me. ”
“"Now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold on me.”
“Job’s Despondency“And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me.”
“And now my soul fadeth within myself, and the days of affliction possess me.”
“But now my soul is turned to water in me, days of trouble overtake me:”
“And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.”
They have diverted my journeys; they have waited to ambush me, and they have prevailed, and there was no one who might bring help.
They have rushed upon me, as when a wall is broken or a gate opened, and they have been pulled down into my miseries.
I have been reduced to nothing. You have taken away my desire like a wind, and my health has passed by like a cloud.
But now my soul withers within myself, and the days of affliction take hold of me.
At night, my bone is pierced with sorrows, and those who feed on me, do not sleep.
By the sheer number of them my clothing is worn away, and they have closed in on me like the collar of my coat.
I have been treated like dirt, and I have been turned into embers and ashes.