King James Version
"What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?"
— Job 7:17, King James Version
“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind 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 my life.
I loathe it; 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 thine heart upon him?
And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
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?