Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Job 7?
Job 7 opens with these words: ““Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?” The line to keep is Job 7:6: “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.” Carry the word “days” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Job 7:6: “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.” What happens first in Job 7?
Job 7:6
“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.”
Job 7:3
“so am I made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me.”
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Say it
Practice Job 7:6
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Mydaysarethanashuttle,andarespenthope.