American Standard Version (ASV):
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
King James Version (KJV):
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].
American Standard Version (ASV):
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
King James Version (KJV):
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
American Standard Version (ASV):
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
King James Version (KJV):
What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
American Standard Version (ASV):
And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every moment?
King James Version (KJV):
And [that] thou shouldest visit him every morning, [and] try him every moment?
American Standard Version (ASV):
How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
King James Version (KJV):
How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
American Standard Version (ASV):
Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions:
King James Version (KJV):
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
American Standard Version (ASV):
So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than [these] my bones.
King James Version (KJV):
So that my soul chooseth strangling, [and] death rather than my life.
American Standard Version (ASV):
I loathe [my life] ; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.
King James Version (KJV):
I loathe [it]; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days [are] vanity.
American Standard Version (ASV):
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.
King James Version (KJV):
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.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?
King James Version (KJV):
[Am] I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?