Job 7:20 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)
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?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
If I have done wrong, what have I done to you, O keeper of men? why have you made me a mark for your blows, so that I am a weariness to myself?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Have I sinned, what do I unto thee, thou Observer of men? Why hast thou set me as an object of assault for thee, so that I am become a burden to myself?
Webster's Bible (WBT)
I have sinned; what shall I do to thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
World English Bible (WEB)
If I have sinned, what do I do to you, you watcher of men? Why have you set me as a mark for you, So that I am a burden to myself?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
I have sinned, what do I to Thee, O watcher of man? Why hast Thou set me for a mark to Thee, And I am for a burden to myself -- and what?
| I have sinned; | חָטָ֡אתִי | ḥāṭāʾtî | ha-TA-tee |
| what | מָ֤ה | mâ | ma |
| shall I do | אֶפְעַ֨ל׀ | ʾepʿal | ef-AL |
| preserver thou O thee, unto | לָךְ֮ | lok | loke |
| of men? | נֹצֵ֪ר | nōṣēr | noh-TSARE |
| why | הָ֫אָדָ֥ם | hāʾādām | HA-ah-DAHM |
| set thou hast | לָ֤מָה | lāmâ | LA-ma |
| me as a mark | שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי | śamtanî | sahm-TA-nee |
| am I that so thee, against | לְמִפְגָּ֣ע | lĕmipgāʿ | leh-meef-ɡA |
| a burden | לָ֑ךְ | lāk | lahk |
| to | וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה | wāʾehye | va-eh-YEH |
| myself? | עָלַ֣י | ʿālay | ah-LAI |
| לְמַשָּֽׂא׃ | lĕmaśśāʾ | leh-ma-SA |