Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?
Remember that you have made me as with the clay; will you return me to dust?
“Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.
Remember that my life is but a breath, that my eyes will never again see happiness.
How long must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who pursue me?
People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.
How long will this go on, O Lord? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?
You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.