American Standard Version
"What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him, "
— Job 7:17, American Standard Version
“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?”
“What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,”
“Insignificance of Humans“What is mankind that you make so much of them, and that you pay attention to them?”
“What is a man, that thou shouldst magnify him or why dost thou set thy heart upon him?”
“What is man, that you have made him great, and that your attention is fixed on him,”
“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?”
Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions:
So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones.
I loathe my life; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every moment?
How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
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?