1 Hard work was createdfor every person,and a heavy yoke lies uponhuman beings,from the day when they leavetheir mother’s wombuntil the day when they returnto the mother of all.
2 Anxious expectation—the day of death—fills their inner musingsand plants fear in their hearts.
3 From the person who sitsupon a glorious thronedown to the person brought lowin dust and ashes,
4 from the person who wears purpleand a crowndown to the person dressedin rough linen—