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Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
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"[Is there] not a time of hard service for man on earth? [Are not] his days also like the days of a hired man?
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As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
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Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages,
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So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
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So I have been allotted months of futility, And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
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When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
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When I lie down, I say, 'When shall I arise, And the night be ended?' For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn.
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My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
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My flesh is caked with worms and dust, My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh.
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My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
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"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent without hope.
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O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
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Oh, remember that my life [is] a breath! My eye will never again see good.
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The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
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The eye of him who sees me will see me no [more;] [While] your [eyes] are upon me, I shall no longer [be.]
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As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
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[As] the cloud disappears and vanishes away, So he who goes down to the grave does not come up.
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He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
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He shall never return to his house, Nor shall his place know him anymore.
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Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
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" 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.
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Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
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[Am] I a sea, or a sea serpent, That You set a guard over me?
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When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
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When I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'
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Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
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Then You scare me with dreams And terrify me with visions,
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So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
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So that my soul chooses strangling [And] death rather than my body.
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I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
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I loathe [my life;] I would not live forever. Let me alone, For my days [are but] a breath.
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What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
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"What [is] man, that You should exalt him, [That] You should set Your heart on him,
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And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
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That You should visit him every morning, [And] test him every moment?
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How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
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How long? Will You not look away from me, And let me alone till I swallow my saliva?
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I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
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Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
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And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
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Why then do You not pardon my transgression, And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust, And You will seek me diligently, But I [will] no longer [be."]
