¶ Is there not an appointed time to man
upon earth? are not his days also like the
days of an hireling? As a servant earnestly
desireth the shadow, and as an hireling
looketh for the reward of his work:
So am I made to possess months of vanity,
and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
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.