Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth?

Are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. When I lie down, I say, "When shall I arise, and the night be gone?" and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

— Job 7:1–4