7 “·People have [^LDo not people have…?] a hard ·task [service] on earth,
    and their days are like those of a [^Lhired] laborer [^Chard work with little profit].
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.
⁵ My body is covered with worms and ·scabs [^Lclods of dust/dirt],
    and my skin ·is broken and full of sores [^Lcrusts over and oozes].