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.
"Foreignersloseheart,And cometremblingout of their fortresses.
My daysare like a lengthenedshadow,And I witheraway like grass.
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.
For they will witherquicklylike the grassAnd fadelike the greenherb.
"Surelyeverymanwalksabout as a phantom;Surelythey makean uproarfor nothing;He amasses[riches] and does not knowwhowill gatherthem.
In the morningit flourishesand sproutsanew;Toward eveningit fadesand withersaway.
As he had comenakedfrom his mother'swomb,so will he returnas he came.He will takenothingfrom the fruitof his laborthat he can carryin his hand.
Woeto the proudcrownof the drunkardsof Ephraim,And to the fadingflowerof its gloriousbeauty,Whichis at the headof the fertilevalleyOf those who are overcomewith wine!
And the fadingflowerof its gloriousbeauty,Whichis at the headof the fertilevalley,Will be like the first-ripefigpriorto summer,Whichone sees,[And] as soonas it is in his hand,He swallowsit.
"They will not hungeror thirst,Norwill the scorchingheator sunstrikethem down;For He who hascompassionon them will leadthem And will guidethem to springsof water.
"But when the sunhad risen,they were scorched;and becausethey hadnoroot,they withered away.
saying,'Theselast menhave worked[only] onehour,and you have madethem equalto us whohave bornethe burdenand the scorching heatof the day.'
"But ifGodsoclothesthe grassof the field,which is [alive] todayand tomorrowis throwninto the furnace,[will He] not muchmore[clothe] you? You of little faith!
"And afterthe sunhad risen,it was scorched;and becauseit hadnoroot,it withered away.
and thosewho usethe world,as thoughthey did not make full useof it; for the formof thisworldis passing away.
to [obtain] an inheritance[which is] imperishableand undefiledand will not fade away,reservedin heavenfor you,
And when the Chief Shepherdappears,you will receivethe unfadingcrownof glory.
