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& "Is not man forced to labor on earth, And {are not} his days like the days of a hired man?

& "As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,

& So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointed me.

& "When I lie down I say, `When shall I arise?' But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until dawn.

& "My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and runs.

& "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And come to an end without hope.

& "Remember that my life is {but} breath; My eye will not again see good.

& "The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer; Your eyes {will be} on me, but I will not be.

& "When a cloud vanishes, it is gone, So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.

& "He will not return again to his house, Nor will his place know him anymore.

& "Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

& "Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?

& "If I say, `My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'

& Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions;

& So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.

& "I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are {but} a breath.

& "What is man that You magnify him, And that You are concerned about him,

& That You examine him every morning And try him every moment?

& "Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?

& "Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?

& "Why then do You not pardon my transgression And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will seek me, but I will not be."

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