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