KG	Nem rabszolga élete van-é az embernek a földön, és az ő napjai nem olyanok-é, mint a béresnek napjai?
AS	Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?
KJV	Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

KG	Amint a szolga kívánja az árnyékot, és amint a béres reményli az ő bérét:
AS	As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:
KJV	As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

KG	Úgy részesültem én keserves hónapokban, és nyomorúságnak éjszakái jutottak számomra.
AS	So am I made to possess months of misery, And wearisome nights are appointed to me.
KJV	So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

KG	Ha lefekszem, azt mondom: mikor kelek föl? de hosszú az estve, és betelek a hánykolódással reggeli szürkületig.
AS	When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
KJV	When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

KG	Testem férgekkel van fedve és a pornak piszokjával; bőröm összehúzódik és meggennyed.
AS	My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.
KJV	My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

KG	Napjaim gyorsabbak voltak a vetélőnél, és most reménység nélkül tünnek el.
AS	My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent without hope.
KJV	My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

KG	Emlékezzél meg, hogy az én életem csak egy lehellet, és az én szemem nem lát többé jót.
AS	Oh remember that my life is a breath: Mine eye shall no more see good.
KJV	O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.

KG	Nem lát engem szem, amely rám néz; te rám veted szemed, de már nem vagyok!
AS	The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.
KJV	The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

KG	A felhő eltünik és elmegy, így aki leszáll a sírba, nem jő fel többé.
AS	As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.
KJV	As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

KG	Nem tér vissza többé az ő hajlékába, és az ő helye nem ismeri őt többé.
AS	He shall return no more to his house, Neither shall his place know him any more.
KJV	He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

KG	Én sem tartóztatom hát meg az én számat; szólok az én lelkemnek fájdalmában, és panaszkodom az én szívemnek keserűségében.
AS	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.
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.

KG	Tenger vagyok-é én, avagy cethal, hogy őrt állítasz ellenem?
AS	Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?
KJV	Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

KG	Mikor azt gondolom, megvigasztal engem az én nyoszolyám, megkönnyebbíti panaszolkodásomat az én ágyasházam:
AS	When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;
KJV	When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints;

KG	Akkor álmokkal rettentesz meg engem és látásokkal háborítasz meg engem;
AS	Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions:
KJV	Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

KG	Úgy, hogy inkább választja lelkem a megfojtatást, inkább a halált, mint csontjaimat.
AS	So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than `these' my bones.
KJV	So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

KG	Utálom! Nem akarok örökké élni. Távozzál el tőlem, mert nyomorúság az én életem.
AS	I loathe `my life'; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.
KJV	I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

KG	Micsoda az ember, hogy őt ily nagyra becsülöd, és hogy figyelmedet fordítod reá?
AS	What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
KJV	What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

KG	Meglátogatod őt minden reggel, és minden szempillantásban próbálod őt.
AS	And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every moment?
KJV	And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

KG	Míglen nem fordítod el tőlem szemedet, nem távozol csak addig is tőlem, amíg nyálamat lenyelem?
AS	How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
KJV	How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

KG	Vétkeztem! Mit cselekedjem én néked, oh embereknek őrizője? Mért tettél ki céltáblául magadnak? Mért legyek magamnak is terhére.
AS	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?
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?

KG	És mért nem bocsátod meg vétkemet és nem törlöd el az én bűnömet? Hiszen immár a porban fekszem, és ha keresel engem, nem leszek.
AS	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.
KJV	And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.