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7:1  “Is a person not forced to labor on earth, And are his days not like the days of a hired worker?
7:2  As a slave pants for the shade, And as a hired worker who eagerly waits for his wages,
7:3  So I am allotted worthless months, And nights of trouble are apportioned to me.
7:4  When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until dawn.
7:5  My flesh is clothed with maggots and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and oozes.
7:6  My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, And they come to an end without hope.
7:7  “Remember that my life is a mere breath; My eye will not see goodness again.
7:8  The eye of him who sees me will no longer look at me; Your eyes will be on me, but I will not exist.
7:9  When a cloud vanishes, it is gone; In the same way one who goes down to Sheol does not come up.
7:10  He will not return to his house again, 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.
7:12  Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?
7:13  If I say, ‘My couch will comfort me, My bed will ease my complaint,’
7:14  Then You frighten me with dreams, And terrify me by visions,
7:15  So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.
7:16  I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are only a breath.
7:17  What is man that You exalt him, And that You are concerned about him,
7:18  That You examine him every morning And put him to the test every moment?
7:19  Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor leave me alone until I swallow my spittle?
7:20  Have I sinned? What have I done to You, Watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
7:21  Why then do You not forgive my wrongdoing And take away my guilt? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will search for me, but I will no longer exist.”