20 Are not my days few?

Then cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a little cheer

21 before I go—and I shall not return—

to the land of darkness and deep shadow,

22 the land of gloom like thick darkness,

like deep shadow without any order,

where light is as thick darkness.”

20 Are not my days few? cease then,

And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

21 Before I go whence I shall not return,

Even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself;

And of the shadow of death, without any order,

And where the light is as darkness.

20 I have only a few days left, so leave me alone,

that I may have a moment of comfort

21 before I leave—never to return—

for the land of darkness and utter gloom.

22 It is a land as dark as midnight,

a land of gloom and confusion,

where even the light is dark as midnight.’ ”

20 Are not my days few?

Cease! Leave me alone, that I may take a little comfort,

21 Before I go to the place from which I shall not return,

To the land of darkness and the shadow of death,

22 A land as dark as darkness itself,

As the shadow of death, without any order,

Where even the light is like darkness.’ ”

20 The few days of my life are almost over.

Leave me alone so I can have a moment of joy.

21 Soon I will leave; I will not return

from the land of darkness and gloom,

22 the land of darkest night,

from the land of gloom and confusion,

where even the light is darkness.”

20 Are not my days few? cease then,

And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

21 Before I go whence I shall not return,

Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

22 The land dark as midnight,

The land of the shadow of death, without any order,

And where the light is as midnight.

20 Are not my days few? cease then and let me alone, that I may revive a little, 21 Before I go, and never to return, —to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; 22 A land of gloom, as darkness itself; of the shadow of death, without any order, where the light is as thick darkness.

20 “ ‘Isn’t my life short enough? 

So stop ⸤this⸥, and leave me alone. 

Let me smile a little 

21 before I go away 

to a land of darkness and gloom, 

22 to a dismal land of long shadows and confusion 

where light is as bright as darkness. 

I’ll never return.’ ” 

20 Are my days not few? Stop it!

Leave me alone, so that I can smile a little

21 before I go to a land of darkness and gloom,

never to return.

22 It is a land of blackness like the deepest darkness,

gloomy and chaotic,

where even the light is like the darkness.”

20 Are not the days of my life few?

Let me alone, that I may find a little comfort

21 before I go, never to return,

to the land of gloom and deep darkness,

22 the land of gloom and chaos,

where light is like darkness.”

20 Are not my days few? Let him leave me alone;

let him turn from me, and let me rejoice a little.

21 Before I go—and I will not return—

to the land of darkness and deep shadow,

22 to the land of darkness,

like the darkness of a deep shadow and chaos,

so that it shines forth like darkness.’ ”

20 Aren’t my few days almost over?

Leave me so I can have a moment of joy.

21 Turn away before I go to the place I can’t return from.

It’s the land of darkness and deep shadow.

22 It’s the land of darkest night

and deep shadow and disorder.

There even the light is like darkness.’ ”

20 “Would He not let my few days alone?

Withdraw from me that I may have a little cheer

21 Before I go—and I shall not return—

To the land of darkness and deep shadow,

22 The land of utter gloom as darkness itself,

Of deep shadow without order,

And which shines as the darkness.”