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7:1  “Is not man forced to labor on earth? And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
7:2  “As a slave earnestly longs for the shade, And as a hired man eagerly awaits his wages,
7:3  So am I allotted months of futility and suffering, And [long] nights of trouble and misery are appointed to me.
7:4  “When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise [and the night be gone]?’ But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until the dawning of day.
7:5  “My body is clothed with worms and a crust of dust; My skin is hardened [and broken and loathsome], and [breaks out and] runs.
7:6  “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, And are spent without hope.
7:7  “Remember that my life is but breath [a puff of wind, a sigh]; My eye will not see good again.
7:8  “The eye of him who sees me [now] will see me no more; Your eyes will be upon me, but I will not be.
7:9  “As a cloud vanishes and is gone, So he who goes down to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) does not come up.
7:10  “He will not return again to his house, Nor will his place know about him anymore.
7:11  “Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul [O Lord].
7:12  “Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?
7:13  “When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,’
7:14  Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify me through visions,
7:15  So that I would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pain.
7:16  “I waste away and loathe my life; I will not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are but a breath [futile and without substance].
7:17  “What is man that You [should] magnify him [and think him important]? And that You are concerned about him?
7:18  “And that You examine him every morning And try and test him every moment?
7:19  “Will You never turn Your gaze away from me [it plagues me], Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
7:20  “If I have sinned, what [harm] have I done to You, O Watcher of mankind? Why have You set me as a target for You, So that I am a burden to myself?
7:21  “Why then do You not pardon my transgression And take away my sin and guilt? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will seek me [diligently], but I will not be.”