Job 7:1-8 (New International Version)
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"Does not man have hard service1 on earth?2 Are not his days like those of a hired man?3
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Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,4 or a hired man waiting eagerly for his wages,5
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so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me.6
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When I lie down I think, 'How long before I get up?'7 The night drags on, and I toss till dawn.8
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My body is clothed with worms9 and scabs, my skin is broken and festering.10
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"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle,11 and they come to an end without hope.12
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Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;13 my eyes will never see happiness again.14
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The eye that now sees me will see me no longer; you will look for me, but I will be no more.15
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