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1"Is not man^H582 forced^H6635 to labor^H6635 on earth,^H776 And [are not] his days^H3117 like the days^H3117 of a hired^H7916 man^H7916?
2"As a slave^H5650 who pants^H7602 for the shade,^H6738 And as a hired^H7916 man^H7916 who eagerly^H6960 waits^H6960 for his wages,^H6467
3So^H3651 am I allotted^H5157 months^H3391 of vanity,^H7723 And nights^H3915 of trouble^H5999 are appointed^H4487 me.
4"When^H518 I lie^H7901 down^H7901 I say,^H559 'When^H4970 shall I arise^H6965?' But the night^H6153 continues,^H4058 And I am continually^H7646 tossing^H5076 until^H5704 dawn.^H5399
5"My flesh^H1320 is clothed^H3847 with worms^H7415 and a crust^H1487 of dirt;^H6083 My skin^H5785 hardens^H9542 and runs.^H9242
6"My days^H3117 are swifter^H7043 than^H4480 a weaver's shuttle,^H708 And come^H3615 to an end^H3615 without^H657 hope.^H8615
7"Remember^H2142 that my life^H9132 is [but] breath,^H7307 My eye^H5869 will not again^H7725 see^H7200 good.^H9185
8"The eye^H5869 of him who sees^H7210 me will behold^H7789 me no^H3808 more; Thine eyes^H5869 [will be] on me, but I will not be.
9"When a cloud^H6051 vanishes,^H3615 it is gone,^H1980 So^H3651 he who goes^H3381 down^H3381 to Sheol^H7585 does not come^H5927 up.
10"He will not return^H7725 again^H5750 to his house,^H1004 Nor^H3808 will his place^H4725 know^H5234 him anymore.^H5750
11"Therefore,^H1571 I will not restrain^H2820 my mouth;^H6310 I will speak^H1696 in the anguish^H9496 of my spirit,^H7307 I will complain^H7878 in the bitterness^H4751 of my soul.^H5315
12"Am I the sea,^H3220 or^H518 the sea^H8577 monster,^H8577 That Thou dost set^H7760 a guard^H4929 over^H5921 me?
13"If^H3588 I say,^H559 'My bed^H6210 will comfort^H5162 me, My couch^H4904 will ease^H5375 my complaint,^H7879'
14Then Thou dost frighten^H2865 me with dreams^H2472 And terrify^H1204 me by visions;^H2384
15So that my soul^H5315 would choose^H977 suffocation,^H4267 Death^H4194 rather^H4480 than^H4480 my pains.^H6106
16"I waste^H3988 away;^H3988 I will not live^H2421 forever.^H5769 Leave^H2308 me alone,^H4480 for my days^H3117 are [but] a breath.^H1892
17"What^H4100 is man^H582 that Thou dost magnify^H1431 him, And that Thou art concerned^H7896H3820 about^H413 him,
18That Thou dost examine^H6485 him every morning,^H1242 And try^H974 him every moment^H7281?
19"Wilt Thou never^H3808 turn^H8159 Thy gaze^H8159 away from me, Nor^H3808 let^H7503 me alone^H7503 until^H5704 I swallow^H1104 my spittle^H7536?
20"Have I sinned^H2398? What^H4100 have I done^H6466 to Thee, O watcher^H5341 of men^H120? Why^H4100 hast Thou set^H7760 me as Thy target,^H4645 So that I am^H1961 a burden^H4853 to myself?
21"Why^H4100 then dost Thou not pardon^H5375 my transgression^H6588 And take^H5674 away^H5674 my iniquity^H5771? For now^H6258 I will lie^H7901 down^H7901 in the dust;^H6083 And Thou wilt seek^H7836 me, but I will not be."

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1הֲלֹא־^H3808צָבָ֣א ^H6635 לֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁ ^H582 [עַל־כ] (עֲלֵי־^H5921אָ֑רֶץ ^H5921 ק) וְכִימֵ֖י ^H3117 שָׂכִ֣יר ^H7916 יָמָֽיו׃ ^H3117
2כְּעֶ֥בֶד ^H5650 יִשְׁאַף־^H7602צֵ֑ל ^H6738 וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר ^H7916 יְקַוֶּ֥ה ^H6960 פָעֳלֽוֹ׃ ^H6467
3כֵּ֤ן ^H3651 הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי ^H5157 לִ֭י יַרְחֵי־^H3391שָׁ֑וְא ^H7723 וְלֵיל֥וֹת ^H3915 עָ֝מָ֗ל ^H5999 מִנּוּ־^H4487לִֽי׃
4אִם־^H518שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי ^H7901 וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי ^H559 מָתַ֣י ^H4970 אָ֭קוּם ^H6965 וּמִדַּד־^H4059עָ֑רֶב ^H6153 וְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּי ^H7646 נְדֻדִ֣ים ^H5076 עֲדֵי־^H5704נָֽשֶׁף׃ ^H5399
5לָ֘בַ֤שׁ ^H3847 בְּשָׂרִ֣י ^H1320 רִ֭מָּה ^H7415 [וְגִישׁ כ] (וְג֣וּשׁ ^H1487 ק) עָפָ֑ר ^H6083 עוֹרִ֥י ^H5785 רָ֝גַ֗ע ^H7280 וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃ ^H3988
6יָמַ֣י ^H3117 קַ֭לּוּ ^H7043 מִנִּי־^H4480אָ֑רֶג ^H708 וַ֝יִּכְל֗וּ ^H3615 בְּאֶ֣פֶס ^H657 תִּקְוָֽה׃ ^H8615
7זְ֭כֹר ^H2142 כִּי־^H3588ר֣וּחַ ^H7307 חַיָּ֑י ^H2416 לֹא־^H3808תָשׁ֥וּב ^H7725 עֵ֝ינִ֗י ^H5869 לִרְא֥וֹת ^H7200 טֽוֹב׃ ^H2896
8לֹֽא־^H3808תְ֭שׁוּרֵנִי ^H7789 עֵ֣ין ^H5869 רֹ֑אִי ^H7210 עֵינֶ֖יךָ ^H5869 בִּ֣י וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ ^H369
9כָּלָ֣ה ^H3615 עָ֭נָן ^H6051 וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ ^H1980 כֵּ֥ן ^H3651 יוֹרֵ֥ד ^H3381 שְׁ֝א֗וֹל ^H7585 לֹ֣א ^H3808 יַעֲלֶֽה׃ ^H5927
10לֹא־^H3808יָשׁ֣וּב ^H7725 ע֣וֹד ^H5750 לְבֵית֑וֹ ^H1004 וְלֹא־^H3808יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ ^H5234 ע֣וֹד ^H5750 מְקֹמֽוֹ׃ ^H4725
11גַּם־^H1571אֲנִי֮ ^H589 לֹ֤א ^H3808 אֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ ^H2820 פִּ֥י ^H6310 אֲ‍ֽ֭דַבְּרָה ^H1696 בְּצַ֣ר ^H6862 רוּחִ֑י ^H7307 אָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה ^H7878 בְּמַ֣ר ^H4751 נַפְשִֽׁי׃ ^H5315
12הֲ‍ֽיָם־^H3220אָ֭נִי ^H589 אִם־^H518תַּנִּ֑ין ^H8577 כִּֽי־^H3588תָשִׂ֖ים ^H7760 עָלַ֣י ^H5921 מִשְׁמָֽר׃ ^H4929
13כִּֽי־^H3588אָ֭מַרְתִּי ^H559 תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִי ^H5162 עַרְשִׂ֑י ^H6210 יִשָּׂ֥א ^H5375 בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י ^H7878 מִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃ ^H4904
14וְחִתַּתַּ֥נִי ^H2865 בַחֲלֹמ֑וֹת ^H2472 וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת ^H2384 תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ ^H1204
15וַתִּבְחַ֣ר ^H977 מַחֲנָ֣ק ^H4267 נַפְשִׁ֑י ^H5315 מָ֝֗וֶת ^H4194 מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃ ^H6106
16מָ֭אַסְתִּי ^H3988 לֹא־^H3808לְעֹלָ֣ם ^H5769 אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה ^H2421 חֲדַ֥ל ^H2308 מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי ^H4480 כִּי־^H3588הֶ֥בֶל ^H1892 יָמָֽי׃ ^H3117
17מָֽה־^H4100אֱ֭נוֹשׁ ^H582 כִּ֣י ^H3588 תְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּ ^H1431 וְכִי־^H3588תָשִׁ֖ית ^H7896 אֵלָ֣יו ^H413 לִבֶּֽךָ׃ ^H3820
18וַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּ ^H6485 לִבְקָרִ֑ים ^H1242 לִ֝רְגָעִ֗ים ^H7281 תִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃ ^H974
19כַּ֭מָּה ^H4100 לֹא־^H3808תִשְׁעֶ֣ה ^H8159 מִמֶּ֑נִּי ^H4480 לֹֽא־^H3808תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי ^H7503 עַד־^H5704בִּלְעִ֥י ^H1104 רֻקִּֽי׃ ^H7536
20חָטָ֡אתִי ^H2398 מָ֤ה ^H4100 אֶפְעַ֨ל ^H6466 ׀ לָךְ֮ נֹצֵ֪ר ^H5341 הָאָ֫דָ֥ם ^H120 לָ֤מָה ^H4100 שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי ^H7760 לְמִפְגָּ֣ע ^H4645 לָ֑ךְ וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה ^H1961 עָלַ֣י ^H5921 לְמַשָּֽׂא׃ ^H4853
21וּמֶ֤ה ^H4100 ׀ לֹא־^H3808תִשָּׂ֣א ^H5375 פִשְׁעִי֮ ^H6588 וְתַעֲבִ֪יר ^H5674 אֶת־^H853עֲוֹ֫נִ֥י ^H5771 כִּֽי־^H3588עַ֭תָּה ^H6258 לֶעָפָ֣ר ^H6083 אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב ^H7901 וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי ^H7836 וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ ^H369 פ

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1πότερον^G4220 οὐχὶ^G3364 πειρατήριόν ἐστιν^G1510 ὁ^G3588 βίος^G979 ἀνθρώπου^G444 ἐπὶ^G1909 τῆς^G3588 γῆς^G1065 καὶ^G2532 ὥσπερ^G3746 μισθίου^G3407 αὐθημερινοῦ ἡ^G3588 ζωὴ^G2222 αὐτοῦ;^G846
2ἢ^G2228 ὥσπερ^G3746 θεράπων^G2324 δεδοικὼς τὸν^G3588 κύριον^G2962 αὐτοῦ^G846 καὶ^G2532 τετευχὼς^G5177 σκιᾶς^G4639 ἢ^G2228 ὥσπερ^G3746 μισθωτὸς^G3411 ἀναμένων^G362 τὸν^G3588 μισθὸν^G3408 αὐτοῦ.^G846
3οὕτως^G3778 κἀγὼ^G2504 ὑπέμεινα^G5278 μῆνας^G3303 κενούς,^G2756 νύκτες^G3571 δὲ^G1161 ὀδυνῶν^G3601 δεδομέναι^G1325 μοί^G1473 εἰσιν.^G1510
4ἐὰν^G1437 κοιμηθῶ,^G2837 λέγω^G3004 Πότε^G4218 ἡμέρα;^G2250 ὡς^G3739 δ᾽^G1161 ἂν^G302 ἀναστῶ,^G450 πάλιν^G3825 Πότε^G4218 ἑσπέρα;^G2073 πλήρης^G4134 δὲ^G1161 γίνομαι^G1096 ὀδυνῶν^G3601 ἀπὸ^G575 ἑσπέρας^G2073 ἕως^G2193 πρωί.^G4404
5φύρεται δέ^G1161 μου^G1473 τὸ^G3588 σῶμα^G4983 ἐν^G1722 σαπρίᾳ σκωλήκων,^G4663 τήκω^G5080 δὲ^G1161 βώλακας γῆς^G1065 ἀπὸ^G575 ἰχῶρος ξύων.
6ὁ^G3588 δὲ^G1161 βίος^G979 μού^G1473 ἐστιν^G1510 ἐλαφρότερος^G1645 λαλιᾶς,^G2981 ἀπόλωλεν^G622 δὲ^G1161 ἐν^G1722 κενῇ^G2756 ἐλπίδι.^G1680
7μνήσθητι^G3403 οὖν^G3767 ὅτι^G3754 πνεῦμά^G4151 μου^G1473 ἡ^G3588 ζωὴ^G2222 καὶ^G2532 οὐκέτι^G3765 ἐπανελεύσεται^G1880 ὁ^G3588 ὀφθαλμός^G3788 μου^G1473 ἰδεῖν^G3708 ἀγαθόν.^G18
8οὐ^G3364 περιβλέψεταί^G4017 με^G1473 ὀφθαλμὸς^G3788 ὁρῶντός^G3708 με·^G1473 οἱ^G3588 ὀφθαλμοί^G3788 σου^G4771 ἐν^G1722 ἐμοί,^G1473 καὶ^G2532 οὐκέτι^G3765 εἰμὶ^G1510
9ὥσπερ^G3746 νέφος^G3509 ἀποκαθαρθὲν ἀπ᾽^G575 οὐρανοῦ.^G3772 ἐὰν^G1437 γὰρ^G1063 ἄνθρωπος^G444 καταβῇ^G2597 εἰς^G1519 ᾅδην,^G86 οὐκέτι^G3765 μὴ^G3165 ἀναβῇ^G305
10οὐδ^G3761 οὐ^G3364 μὴ^G3165 ἐπιστρέψῃ^G1994 ἔτι^G2089 εἰς^G1519 τὸν^G3588 ἴδιον^G2398 οἶκον,^G3624 οὐδὲ^G3761 μὴ^G3165 ἐπιγνῷ^G1921 αὐτὸν^G846 ἔτι^G2089 ὁ^G3588 τόπος^G5117 αὐτοῦ.^G846
11ἀτὰρ οὖν^G3767 οὐδὲ^G3761 ἐγὼ^G1473 φείσομαι^G5339 τῷ^G3588 στόματί^G4750 μου,^G1473 λαλήσω^G2980 ἐν^G1722 ἀνάγκῃ^G318 ὤν,^G1510 ἀνοίξω^G455 πικρίαν^G4088 ψυχῆς^G5590 μου^G1473 συνεχόμενος.^G4912
12πότερον^G4220 θάλασσά^G2281 εἰμι^G1510 ἢ^G2228 δράκων,^G1404 ὅτι^G3754 κατέταξας ἐπ᾽^G1909 ἐμὲ^G1473 φυλακήν;^G5438
13εἶπα^G2036 ὅτι^G3754 Παρακαλέσει^G3870 με^G1473 ἡ^G3588 κλίνη^G2825 μου,^G1473 ἀνοίσω^G399 δὲ^G1161 πρὸς^G4314 ἐμαυτὸν^G1683 ἰδίᾳ^G2398 λόγον^G3056 τῇ^G3588 κοίτῃ^G2845 μου·^G1473
14ἐκφοβεῖς^G1629 με^G1473 ἐνυπνίοις^G1798 καὶ^G2532 ἐν^G1722 ὁράμασίν^G3705 με^G1473 καταπλήσσεις.
15ἀπαλλάξεις^G525 ἀπὸ^G575 πνεύματός^G4151 μου^G1473 τὴν^G3588 ψυχήν^G5590 μου,^G1473 ἀπὸ^G575 δὲ^G1161 θανάτου^G2288 τὰ^G3588 ὀστᾶ^G3747 μου.^G1473
16οὐ^G3364 γὰρ^G1063 εἰς^G1519 τὸν^G3588 αἰῶνα^G165 ζήσομαι,^G2198 ἵνα^G2443 μακροθυμήσω·^G3114 ἀπόστα^G868 ἀπ᾽^G575 ἐμοῦ,^G1473 κενὸς^G2756 γάρ^G1063 μου^G1473 ὁ^G3588 βίος.^G979
17τί^G5100 γάρ^G1063 ἐστιν^G1510 ἄνθρωπος,^G444 ὅτι^G3754 ἐμεγάλυνας^G3170 αὐτὸν^G846 ἢ^G2228 ὅτι^G3754 προσέχεις^G4337 τὸν^G3588 νοῦν^G3563 εἰς^G1519 αὐτὸν^G846
18ἢ^G2228 ἐπισκοπὴν^G1984 αὐτοῦ^G846 ποιήσῃ^G4160 ἕως^G2193 τὸ^G3588 πρωὶ^G4404 καὶ^G2532 εἰς^G1519 ἀνάπαυσιν^G372 αὐτὸν^G846 κρινεῖς;^G2919
19ἕως^G2193 τίνος^G5100 οὐκ^G3364 ἐᾷς^G1439 με^G1473 οὐδὲ^G3761 προίῃ με,^G1473 ἕως^G2193 ἂν^G302 καταπίω^G2666 τὸν^G3588 πτύελόν μου^G1473 ἐν^G1722 ὀδύνῃ;^G3601
20εἰ^G1487 ἐγὼ^G1473 ἥμαρτον,^G264 τί^G5100 δύναμαί^G1410 σοι^G4771 πρᾶξαι,^G4238 ὁ^G3588 ἐπιστάμενος^G1987 τὸν^G3588 νοῦν^G3563 τῶν^G3588 ἀνθρώπων;^G444 διὰ^G1223 τί^G5100 ἔθου^G5087 με^G1473 κατεντευκτήν σου,^G4771 εἰμὶ^G1510 δὲ^G1161 ἐπὶ^G1909 σοὶ^G4771 φορτίον;^G5413
21καὶ^G2532 διὰ^G1223 τί^G5100 οὐκ^G3364 ἐποιήσω^G4160 τῆς^G3588 ἀνομίας^G458 μου^G1473 λήθην^G3024 καὶ^G2532 καθαρισμὸν^G2512 τῆς^G3588 ἁμαρτίας^G266 μου;^G1473 νυνὶ^G3570 δὲ^G1161 εἰς^G1519 γῆν^G1065 ἀπελεύσομαι,^G565 ὀρθρίζων^G3719 δὲ^G1161 οὐκέτι^G3765 εἰμί.^G1510