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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1"Men have harsh servitude on earth, do they not? His days are like those of a hired laborer, are they not? |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Truly I've been allotted months of emptiness; nights of trouble have been appointed for me. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4"When I lie down I ask, 'When will I wake up?' But the night continues and I keep tossing and turning until dawn. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5My skin is covered with worms and clods of dirt; my skin becomes rough and then breaks out afresh. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6My days pass as swiftly as a hand-loom; they come to their conclusion without hope. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Remember that my life is a breath; my eyes won't go back to seeing good things. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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! |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9As a cloud fades away and vanishes, the one who descends to the afterlife doesn't return. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10He doesn't return again to his house, and his place won't recognize him anymore." |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you keep watching me? |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13For I've said, 'My bed will comfort me; my couch will ease my burdens while I complain.' |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14But then you scared me with dreams; you terrified me with visions. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15I would rather die by strangulation than continue living. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16I hate the thought of living forever! Leave me alone, because my days are pointless." |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17"What is a human being, that you make so much of him; that you set your affections on him, |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18visit him every morning, and test him continually? |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Why won't you look away from me? Why don't you leave me alone so I can swallow my saliva? |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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? |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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!" |
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