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From JOB

 
 
jackie
 
Reply Wed 7 Apr, 2004 09:29 pm
12 Why do you keep me under guard?
Do you think I am a sea monster?
13 I lie down and try to rest;
I look for relief from my pain.
14 But you--you terrify me with dreams;
you send me visions and nightmares
15 until I would rather be strangled
than live in this miserable body.
16 I give up; I am tired of living.
Leave me alone. My life makes no sense.

17 Why are people so important to you?
Why pay attention to what they do?
18 You inspect them every morning
and test them every minute.
19 Won't you look away long enough
for me to swallow my spit?
20 Are you harmed by my sin, you jailer?
Why use me for your target practice?
Am I so great a burden to you?
21 Can't you ever forgive my sin?
Can't you pardon the wrong I do?
Soon I will be in my grave,
and I'll be gone when you look for me.
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Reply Wed 7 Apr, 2004 10:35 pm
Hey Jackie, this is a very powerful peice, so much emotion. By the way, if this was writen by you, it should be posted in the "original writing" forum.(just so you know for next time)

And welcome to a2k!
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jackie
 
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Reply Thu 8 Apr, 2004 11:17 am
Thank you for appreciating Job's writing , standupforpessimism.
This is Poetry from the Holy Bible, translated into modern English.
(I didn't do that either Smile - the TODAY'S ENGLISH VERSION of the Bible is where it is located... Job 7

Yes, it is powerful--- and I really related to it and wanted others to see it.
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InTraNsiTiOn
 
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Reply Thu 8 Apr, 2004 01:08 pm
Oh ok, I guess that's why I thought you may have written it. I'm not familier with the bible. Cool though.
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