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Is there not an appointedH6635 timeH6635 to manH582 on earth?H776 are not his daysH3117 also like the daysH3117 of an hireling?H7916
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As a servantH5650 earnestly desiresH7602 the shadow,H6738 and as an hirelingH7916 looksH6960 for the reward of his work:H6467
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SoH3651 am I made to possessH5157 monthsH3391 of vanity,H7723 and wearisomeH5999 nightsH3915 are appointedH4487 to me.
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WhenH4970 I lieH7901 down,H7901 I say,H559 WhenH4970 shall I arise,H6965 and the nightH6153 be gone?H4059 and I am fullH7646 of tossingsH5076 to and fro to the dawningH5399 of the day.H5399
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My fleshH1320 is clothedH3847 with wormsH7415 and clodsH1487 of dust;H6083 my skinH5785 is broken,H7280 and becomeH3988 loathsome.H3988
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My daysH3117 are swifterH7043 than a weaver's shuttle,H708 and are spentH3615 withoutH657 hope.H8615
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O rememberH2142 that my lifeH2416 is wind:H7307 my eyeH5869 shall noH3808 moreH7725 seeH7200 good.H2896
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The eyeH5869 of him that has seenH7210 me shall seeH7789 me noH3808 more: your eyesH5869 are on me, and I am not.
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As the cloudH6051 is consumedH3615 and vanishesH3212 away: soH3651 he that goesH3381 downH3381 to the graveH7585 shall comeH5927 up noH3808 more.
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He shall returnH7725 noH3808 moreH5750 to his house,H1004 neitherH3808 shall his placeH4725 knowH5234 him any more.H5750
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ThereforeH1571 I will not refrainH2820 my mouth;H6310 I will speakH1696 in the anguishH6862 of my spirit;H7307 I will complainH7878 in the bitternessH4751 of my soul.H5315
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Am I a sea,H3220 or a whale,H8577 that you setH7760 a watchH4929 overH5921 me?
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WhenH3588 I say,H559 My bedH6210 shall comfortH5162 me, my couchH4904 shall easeH5375 my complaints;H7879
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Then you scareH2865 me with dreams,H2472 and terrifyH1204 me through visions:H2384
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So that my soulH5315 choosesH977 strangling,H4267 and deathH4194 rather than my life.H6106
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I loatheH3988 it; I would not liveH2421 always:H5769 let me alone;H2308 for my daysH3117 are vanity.H1892
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WhatH4100 is man,H582 that you should magnifyH1431 him? and that you should setH7896 your heartH3820 on him?
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And that you should visitH6485 him every morning,H1242 and tryH974 him every moment?H7281
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HowH5704 longH4100 will you not departH8159 from me, norH3808 let me aloneH7503 tillH5704 I swallowH1104 down my spittle?H7536
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I have sinned;H2398 whatH4100 shall I doH6466 to you, O you preserverH5341 of men?H120 whyH4100 have you setH7760 me as a markH4645 against you, so that I am a burdenH4853 to myself?
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And whyH4100 do you not pardonH5375 my transgression,H6588 and takeH5674 awayH5674 my iniquity?H5771 for nowH6258 shall I sleepH7901 in the dust;H6083 and you shall seekH7836 me in the morning,H7836 but I shall not be.
