The grasswithers,the flowerfades,Whenthe breathof the LORDblowsupon it; Surelythe peopleare grass.
"Like a flowerhe comesforthand withers.He also fleeslike a shadowand does not remain.
"By the breathof Godthey perish,And by the blastof His angerthey cometo an end.
"His breathkindlescoals,And a flamegoesforthfrom his mouth.
My hearthas been smittenlike grassand has witheredaway, Indeed,I forgetto eatmy bread.
As for man,his daysare like grass;As a flowerof the field,sohe flourishes.
Whenthe windhas passedoverit, it is nomore,And its placeacknowledgesit nolonger.
You have sweptthem awaylikea flood,they fallasleep;In the morningthey are like grasswhich sproutsanew.
In the morningit flourishesand sproutsanew;Toward eveningit fadesand withersaway.
But with righteousnessHe will judgethe poor,And decidewith fairnessfor the afflictedof the earth;And He will strikethe earthwith the rodof His mouth,And with the breathof His lipsHe will slaythe wicked.
"Therefore their inhabitantswere shortof strength,They were dismayedand putto shame;They were [as] the vegetationof the fieldand [as] the greenherb,[As] grasson the housetopsis scorchedbeforeit is grownup.
Scarcelyhave they been planted,Scarcelyhave they been sown,Scarcelyhas their stocktakenrootin the earth,But He merelyblowson them, and they wither,And the stormcarriesthem away like stubble.
"I, even I, am He who comfortsyou. Whoare you that you are afraidof manwho diesAnd of the sonof manwho is madelike grass,
"[You] lookfor much,but behold,[it comes] to little;when you bring[it] home,I blowit [away]. Why?"declaresthe LORDof hosts,"Becauseof My housewhich[lies] desolate,while eachof you runsto his own house.
and the rich man[is to glory] in his humiliation,becauselikefloweringgrasshe will pass away.
For the sunriseswith a scorching windand withersthe grass;and its flowerfalls offand the beautyof its appearanceis destroyed;sotoothe rich manin the midst of his pursuitswill fade away.
