7:6 My days 1 are swifter 2 than a weaver’s shuttle 3
and they come to an end without hope. 4
7:7 Remember 5 that my life is but a breath,
that 6 my eyes will never again 7 see happiness.
7:16 I loathe 8 it; 9 I do not want to live forever;
leave me alone, 10 for my days are a vapor! 11
8:9 For we were born yesterday 12 and do not have knowledge,
since our days on earth are but a shadow. 13
9:25 “My days 14 are swifter than a runner, 15
they speed by without seeing happiness.
9:26 They glide by 16 like reed 17 boats,
like an eagle that swoops 18 down on its prey. 19
14:1 “Man, born of woman, 20
lives but a few days, 21 and they are full of trouble. 22
39:5 Look, you make my days short-lived, 23
and my life span is nothing from your perspective. 24
Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor. 25
103:15 A person’s life is like grass. 26
Like a flower in the field it flourishes,
103:16 but when the hot wind 27 blows by, it disappears,
and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.