"Is not manforcedto laboron earth,And [are not] his dayslike the daysof a hiredman?
You renewYour witnessesagainstme And increaseYour angertowardme; Hardshipafter hardshipis with me.
"Man,who is bornof woman,Is short-livedand fullof turmoil.
For manis bornfor trouble,As sparksflyupward.
"As a slavewho pantsfor the shade,And as a hiredmanwho eagerlywaitsfor his wages,
"LORD,make me to knowmy endAnd whatis the extentof my days;Let me knowhowtransientI am.
Nomanhasauthorityto restrainthe windwith the wind,or authorityover the dayof death;and thereis nodischargein the timeof war,and evilwill not deliverthose whopracticeit.
But nowthe LORDspeaks,saying,"Within threeyears,as a hiredmanwould countthem, the gloryof Moabwill be degradedalong with all[his] greatpopulation,and [his] remnantwill be verysmall[and] impotent."
For thusthe Lordsaidto me, "In a year,as a hiredmanwould countit, allthe splendorof Kedarwill terminate;
"Goand sayto Hezekiah,'Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof your fatherDavid,"I have heardyour prayer,I have seenyour tears;behold,I will addfifteenyearsto your life.
"Speakkindlyto Jerusalem;And callout to her, that her warfarehas ended,That her iniquityhas been removed,That she has receivedof the LORD'ShandDoublefor allher sins."
He then with his purchasershall calculatefrom the yearwhen he soldhimself to him up to the yearof jubilee;and the priceof his saleshall correspondto the numberof years.[It is] like the daysof a hiredman[that] he shall be with him.
"It shall not seemhardto you when you sethim free,for he has givenyou sixyears[with] doublethe serviceof a hiredman;so the LORDyour Godwill blessyou in whateveryou do.
