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Spare me, Lord, for my days are nothing.
What is man, that you magnify him?
Or why do you set your heart on him?
You visit him early and suddenly prove him.
How long do you not spare me, and do not let me go, that I may swallow my saliva? do you not take away my sin, and why do you not take away my iniquity?
Behold, now I will sleep in the dust, and if you seek me in the morning, I will not stand.
English Translation:
Spare me, Lord, for me days are as nothing.
What is Man, that you should make so much of us?
Or why should you set your heart upon us?
You visit us at dawn,
and put us to the test at any moment.
Will you not spare me and let me be,
while I swallow my saliva?
If I have sinned, how have I hurt you,
br/>O guardian of mankind?
Why have you set me up as your target,
so that I am now a burden to myself?
Why do you not forgive my sin
and why do you not take away my guilt?
Behold, I shall now lie down in the dust:
if you come looking for me I shall have ceased to exist.