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"[Is there] not a time of hard service for man on earth? [Are not] his days also like the days of a hired man? |
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Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages, |
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3
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So I have been allotted months of futility, And wearisome nights have been appointed to me. |
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When I lie down, I say, 'When shall I arise, And the night be ended?' For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn. |
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My flesh is caked with worms and dust, My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh. |
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6
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"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent without hope. |
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7
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Oh, remember that my life [is] a breath! My eye will never again see good. |
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The eye of him who sees me will see me no [more;] [While] your [eyes] are upon me, I shall no longer [be.] |
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[As] the cloud disappears and vanishes away, So he who goes down to the grave does not come up. |
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10
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He shall never return to his house, Nor shall his place know him anymore. |
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" 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. |
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12
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[Am] I a sea, or a sea serpent, That You set a guard over me? |
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13
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When I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,' |
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14
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Then You scare me with dreams And terrify me with visions, |
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15
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So that my soul chooses strangling [And] death rather than my body. |
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I loathe [my life;] I would not live forever. Let me alone, For my days [are but] a breath. |
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"What [is] man, that You should exalt him, [That] You should set Your heart on him, |
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That You should visit him every morning, [And] test him every moment? |
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How long? Will You not look away from me, And let me alone till I swallow my saliva? |
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20
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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? |
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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 diligently, But I [will] no longer [be."] |
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