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1"Do not mortals have hard service on earth? Are not their days like those of hired laborers?

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

2Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired laborer waiting to be paid,

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

3so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me.

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

4When I lie down I think, 'How long before I get up?' The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.

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

5My body is clothed with worms and scabs, my skin is broken and festering.

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

6"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.

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

7Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.

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

8The eye that now sees me will see me no longer; you will look for me, but I will be no more.

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!

9As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so one who goes down to the grave does not return.

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

10He will never come to his house again; his place will know him no more.

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

11"Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

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.

12Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that you put me under guard?

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

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

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

14even then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

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

15so that I prefer strangling and death, rather than this body of mine.

15I would rather die by strangulation than continue living.

16I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning.

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

17"What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention,

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

18that you examine them every morning and test them every moment?

18visit him every morning, and test him continually?

19Will you never look away from me, or let me alone even for an instant?

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

20If I have sinned, what have I done to you, you who see everything we do? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you?

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?

21Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my sins? For I will soon lie down in the dust; you will search for me, but I will be no more."

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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