Job 7:1-5

International Children’s Bible

7 “Man has a hard task on earth.
    His days are like those of a hired man.
² Man is like a slave wishing for the evening shadows.
    Or he is like a hired man who wants his pay.
³ But I am given months that are empty.
    Nights of misery have been given to me.
⁴ When I lie down, I think, ‘How long is it until I get up?’
    The night is long, and I toss until dawn.
⁵ My body is covered with worms and scabs.
    My skin is broken and full of running sores.