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7:1  “Man has a hard task on earth. His days are like those of a hired man.
7:2  Man is like a slave wishing for the evening shadows. Or he is like a hired man who wants his pay.
7:3  But I am given months that are empty. Nights of misery have been given to me.
7:4  When I lie down, I think, ‘How long is it until I get up?’ The night is long, and I toss until dawn.
7:5  My body is covered with worms and scabs. My skin is broken and full of running sores.
7:6  “My days go by faster than a weaver moves his tool. And they come to an end without hope.
7:7  Remember, God, that my life is only as long as a breath. My eyes will never see happy times again.
7:8  Those who see me now will see me no more. You will look for me, but I will be gone.
7:9  A cloud disappears and is gone. In the same way, a person who goes where the dead are does not return.
7:10  He will never come back to his house again. His place will not know him anymore.
7:11  “So I will not stay quiet. I will speak out in the suffering of my spirit. I will complain because I am so unhappy.
7:12  I am not the sea or the sea monster. So why have you set a guard over me?
7:13  Sometimes I think my bed will comfort me. Or I think my couch will stop my complaint.
7:14  Then you frighten me with dreams. You terrify me with visions.
7:15  My throat prefers to be choked. My bones welcome death.
7:16  I hate my life. I don’t want to live forever. Let me alone. My days have no meaning.
7:17  “Why do you make man so important? Why do you give him so much attention?
7:18  Will you examine him every morning? Why do you test him every moment?
7:19  Will you never look away from me? Will you not let me alone even long enough to swallow?
7:20  If I have sinned, what have I done to you, you watcher of men? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a heavy load for you?
7:21  Why don’t you pardon my wrongs and forgive my sins? I will soon lie down in the dust and die. You will search for me, but I will be no more.”