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7:1  People have to work very hard on this earth. They have to work every day, like servants.
7:2  A servant waits for the end of the day so that he can rest. A worker waits for his master to pay him.
7:3  But there is nothing for me to wait for. I wait for many months and nothing happens. Every night, I am always sad.
7:4  When I lie down at night to sleep, I think, “How soon will the night end?” But the night continues and I cannot sleep. Finally, dawn comes.
7:5  There are worms all over my body. All of my skin is painful. There are dirty sores all over it.
7:6  My life is passing very fast. Each day passes too quickly to see it! The days of my life will finish, and I cannot hope for anything to get better.
7:7  Remember, God, that my life is as short as a breath. I know that I will never be happy again.
7:8  People who can see me now will not see me any more. You will look for me, but I will not be there.
7:9  Clouds disappear and you never see them again. That is like people who die and go into their graves. They do not come back again.
7:10  They do not come back to live in their homes. People forget about them.
7:11  So I must continue to speak. I will tell you how upset I am. I am angry because of what has happened to me. So I must complain.
7:12  Why do you have to watch me, God, like a guard? Do you think that I am a dangerous monster from the sea?
7:13  When I lie down to sleep, I hope that my pain will be less.
7:14  But even then you give me dreams that frighten me. I have visions which make me very afraid.
7:15  I would like someone to stop me breathing! Death would be better than life.
7:16  My life is useless. I do not want to live for ever. My life is only a short breath. So let me be alone.
7:17  Why do you think that people are important? Why do you watch us so carefully?
7:18  You never leave us alone. You test us every moment of every day.
7:19  You never look the other way. You never leave me alone, even for a moment.
7:20  You carefully watch what people do. Even if I have done something wrong, it should not cause any trouble for you. So why do you choose to punish me?
7:21  You should agree to forgive my sins. You should say that I am not guilty. I will soon die and I will go into my grave. Then you will carefully look for me, but I will not be there.’