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Like a servant, he longs for the shade,
    and like a hired worker, he looks for his wages,
so I have been assigned months of futility,
    and nights of trouble have been appointed to me.
When I lie down, I say,
    ‘When will I arise and the night be ended?’
    And I am full of restlessness until the dawn.

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Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,(A)
    or a hired laborer waiting to be paid,(B)
so I have been allotted months of futility,
    and nights of misery have been assigned to me.(C)
When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’(D)
    The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.(E)

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