1Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? Many Bible Versions
2As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: Many Bible Versions
3So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. Many Bible Versions
4When 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. Many Bible Versions
5My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome. Many Bible Versions
6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope. Many Bible Versions
7O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. Many Bible Versions
8The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. Many Bible Versions
9As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. Many Bible Versions
10He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. Many Bible Versions
11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Many Bible Versions
12Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? Many Bible Versions
13When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; Many Bible Versions
14Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions: Many Bible Versions
15So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. Many Bible Versions
16I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity. Many Bible Versions
17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? Many Bible Versions
18And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment? Many Bible Versions
19How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? Many Bible Versions
20I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? Many Bible Versions
21And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be. Many Bible Versions