The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
Travaileth - rather, 'trembleth of himself' х mitchowleel (H2349)], though there is no real danger (Umbreit). 'The sinner is a self-tormentor all his days' (Grotius), and the number of (his) years, etc. This gives the reason why the wicked man trembles continually-namely, because he knows not the moment when his life must end.