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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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Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages,
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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 ended?' For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn.
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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.