1“Is not manלֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582forcedH6635to laborH6635on earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, And are nothis daysוְכִימֵ֖יve.khi.MeiH3117like the daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117ofa hiredשָׂכִ֣ירsa.KhirH7916manH7916?
2As a slaveכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650who pantsיִשְׁאַף־yish.'af-H7602for the shadeצֵ֑לTzelH6738,And as a hiredוּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗ירu.khe.sa.KhirH7916manH7916who eagerlyH6960waitsH6960for his wagesפָעֳלֽוֹ׃fo.'o.LoH6467,
3Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651am I allottedהָנְחַ֣לְתִּיha.ne.Chal.tiH5157monthsיַרְחֵי־yar.chei-H3391of vanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723, Andnightsוְלֵיל֥וֹתve.lei.LotH3915of troubleעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999are appointedמִנּוּ־mi.nu-H4487me.
4Whenאִם־'im-H518IlieH7901downH7901I sayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Whenמָתַ֣יma.TaiH4970shall I ariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965?’But the nightעָ֑רֶב'A.revH6153continuesוּמִדַּד־u.mi.dad-H4058, And I amcontinuallyוְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּיve.sa.Va'.tiH7646tossingנְדֻדִ֣יםne.du.DimH5076untilעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5704dawnנָֽשֶׁף׃Na.shefH5399.
5Myfleshבְּשָׂרִ֣יbe.sa.RiH1320is clothedלָ֘בַ֤שׁla.VashH3847with wormsרִ֭מָּהRi.mahH7415and a crustוְג֣וּשׁve.gishH1487of dirtעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083,My skinעוֹרִ֥יo.RiH5785hardensרָ֝גַ֗עra.Ga'H7280and runsוַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃vai.yi.ma.'EsH3988.
6My daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117areswifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043thanמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a weaver’sH708shuttleH708,And comeוַ֝יִּכְל֗וּvai.yikh.LuH3615to an endH3615withoutבְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.fesH657hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.
7“Rememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142that my lifeH2425is butbreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307;My eyeעֵ֝ינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869willnot againתָשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
8Theeyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869of him who seesרֹ֑אִיRo.'iH7210me will beholdתְ֭שׁוּרֵנִיTe.shu.re.niH7789me noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longer;Your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will be on me, but I will not be.
9When acloudעָ֭נָן'A.nonH6051vanishesכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615,it is goneוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980,Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651he who goesH3381downיוֹרֵ֥דyo.RedH3381toSheolשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585does not comeיַעֲלֶֽה׃ya.'a.LehH5927up.
10He will not returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725againע֣וֹדodH5750to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,NorH3808willhis placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725knowיַכִּירֶ֖נּוּya.ki.Re.nuH5234him anymoreע֣וֹדodH5750.
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