"For when a fewyearsare past,I shall gothe wayof noreturn.
BeforeI go--and I shall not return--To the landof darknessand deepshadow,
"But mandiesand liesprostrate.Manexpires,and whereis he?
"Ifa mandies,will he live[again]? Allthe daysof my struggleI will waitUntilmy changecomes.
"Sincehis daysare determined,The numberof his monthsis with You; And his limitsYou have setso that he cannotpass.
"O that a manmight pleadwith GodAs a manwith his neighbor!
"My spiritis broken,my daysare extinguished,The graveis [ready] for me.
"For nowI would have laindownand beenquiet;I would have sleptthen,I would have beenat rest,
Furthermore,men are afraidof a highplace and of terrorson the road;the almondtreeblossoms,the grasshopperdragshimself along, and the caperberryis ineffective.For mangoesto his eternalhomewhile mournersgoaboutin the street.
