1. “Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?
2. As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,
3. so am I made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4. When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.
5. My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh.