"For we are [only] of yesterdayand knownothing,Becauseour dayson earthare as a shadow.
So Jacobsaidto Pharaoh,"The yearsof my sojourningare one hundredand thirty;fewand unpleasanthave beenthe yearsof my life,norhave they attainedthe yearsthat my fatherslivedduring the daysof their sojourning."
"For we are sojournersbeforeYou, and tenants,as allour fatherswere; our dayson the earthare like a shadow,and thereis nohope.
Then KingRehoboamconsultedwith the elderswhohadservedhis fatherSolomonwhile he was still alive,saying,"Howdo you counsel[me] to answerthispeople?"
"Man,who is bornof woman,Is short-livedand fullof turmoil.
"Like a flowerhe comesforthand withers.He also fleeslike a shadowand does not remain.
"I thoughtageshould speak,And increasedyearsshould teachwisdom.
"My daysare swifterthana weaver'sshuttle,And cometo an endwithouthope.
"Will they not teachyou [and] tellyou, And bringforthwordsfrom their minds?
My daysare like a lengthenedshadow,And I witheraway like grass.
But You, O LORD,abideforever,And Your nameto allgenerations.
Manis likea merebreath;His daysare like a passingshadow.
"Behold,You have mademy days[as] handbreadths,And my lifetimeas nothingin Your sight;Surelyeverymanat his bestis a merebreath.Selah.
They do not knownordo they understand;They walkabout in darkness;Allthe foundationsof the earthare shaken.
For a thousandyearsin Your sightAre like yesterdaywhenit passesby, Or [as] a watchin the night.
