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1"Men have harsh servitude on earth, do they not? His days are like those of a hired laborer, are they not?

1“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

2I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages.

2Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.

3Truly I've been allotted months of emptiness; nights of trouble have been appointed for me.

3So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed me.

4"When I lie down I ask, 'When will I wake up?' But the night continues and I keep tossing and turning until dawn.

4When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.

5My skin is covered with worms and clods of dirt; my skin becomes rough and then breaks out afresh.

5My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.

6My days pass as swiftly as a hand-loom; they come to their conclusion without hope.

6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.

7Remember that my life is a breath; my eyes won't go back to seeing good things.

7Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.

8The eyes of the one who sees me won't see me anymore; your eyes will look for me but I won't be around!

8The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more.

9As a cloud fades away and vanishes, the one who descends to the afterlife doesn't return.

9As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.

10He doesn't return again to his house, and his place won't recognize him anymore."

10He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.

11"In addition, I won't keep my opinion to myself; I'll speak from my distressed spirit; I'll complain with my bitter soul.

11Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

12Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you keep watching me?

12Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?

13For I've said, 'My bed will comfort me; my couch will ease my burdens while I complain.'

13When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,

14But then you scared me with dreams; you terrified me with visions.

14then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

15I would rather die by strangulation than continue living.

15so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.

16I hate the thought of living forever! Leave me alone, because my days are pointless."

16I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

17"What is a human being, that you make so much of him; that you set your affections on him,

17What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,

18visit him every morning, and test him continually?

18that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?

19Why won't you look away from me? Why don't you leave me alone so I can swallow my saliva?

19Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?

20So what if I sin? What have I done against you, you observer of humankind? Why have you made me your target? Why burden yourself with me?

20If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?

21Why haven't you pardoned my transgression and taken away my iniquity? Now I'm about to lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I won't be around!"

21Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”

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