Soam I allottedmonthsof vanity,And nightsof troubleare appointedme.
"But nowHe has exhaustedme; You have laidwasteallmy company.
"For He performswhatis appointedfor me, And manysuch[decrees] are with Him.
"Ohthat I were as in monthsgoneby, As in the dayswhen Godwatchedover me;
"As a slavewho pantsfor the shade,And as a hiredmanwho eagerlywaitsfor his wages,
"Behold,You have mademy days[as] handbreadths,And my lifetimeas nothingin Your sight;Surelyeverymanat his bestis a merebreath.Selah.
I am wearywith my sighing;EverynightI make my bedswim,I dissolvemy couchwith my tears.
My eyehas wastedawaywith grief;It has becomeoldbecause of allmy adversaries.
I have seenallthe workswhichhave been doneunderthe sun,and behold,allis vanityand strivingafter wind.
