The Misery and Brevity of Life
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Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?
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As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:
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So am I made to possess months of misery, And wearisome nights are appointed to me.
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When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
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My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.
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My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, And are spent without hope.
Bible text: American Standard Version (1901) · Public domain