1. “Man has a hard task on earth.His days are like those of a hired man.
2. Man is like a slave wishing for the evening shadows.Or he is like a hired man who wants his pay.
3. But I am given months that are empty.Nights of misery have been given to me.
4. When I lie down, I think, ‘How long is it until I get up?’The night is long, and I toss until dawn.
5. My body is covered with worms and scabs.My skin is broken and full of running sores.
6. “My days go by faster than a weaver moves his tool.And they come to an end without hope.
7. Remember, God, that my life is only as long as a breath.My eyes will never see happy times again.
8. Those who see me now will see me no more.You will look for me, but I will be gone.
9. A cloud disappears and is gone.In the same way, a person who goes where the dead are does not return.