“So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.”
King James Version (KJV)
7:17 What, &c. - What is there in that poor, mean, creature called man, miserable man, as this word signifies, which can induce thee to take any notice of him, or to make such account of him? Man is not worthy of thy favour, and he is below thy anger; that thou shouldest concern thyself so much about him, as one near and dear to thee?
So that my soule chooseth strangling: and death rather then my life.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than `these' my bones.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So that a hard death seems better to my soul than my pains.
- Basic English Bible
So that my soul chooseth strangling, death, rather than my bones.
- Darby Bible
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
- Webster's Bible
so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.
- World English Bible
And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones.
- Youngs Literal Bible
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than these my bones.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible