² They are like a ·slave [servant] ·wishing [^Lpanting] for the evening shadows,
    like a [^Lhired] laborer waiting to be paid.
³ But I ·am given [^Linherit] months that are ·empty [vain; futile],
    and nights of ·misery [or toil] have been ·given [^Lallotted] to me.
⁴ When I lie down, I think, ‘How long until I get up?’
    The night is long, and I toss until dawn.