1“Is not man consigned to labor on earth?…
2Like a slave he longs for shade; like…
3So I am allotted months of futility, and…
4When I lie down I think: ‘When will…
5My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted…
6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle;…
7Remember that my life is but a breath.…
8The eye that beholds me will no longer…
9As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so…
10He never returns to his house; his place…
11Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I…
12Am I the sea, or the monster of…
13When I think my bed will comfort me…
14then You frighten me with dreams and terrify…
15so that I would prefer strangling and death…
16I loathe my life! I would not live…
17What is man that You should exalt him,…
18that You attend to him every morning, and…
19Will You never look away from me, or…
20If I have sinned, what have I done…
21Why do You not pardon my transgression and…
