My life is almost finished,\par like the long shadows\par at the end of the day.\par I am like dry and dying grass.\par
My days are like a shadow that declineth; And I am withered like grass.
My days are like an evening shadow that stretches out and declines [with the sun]; and I am withered like grass.
My days are like a shadow soon gone. I’m dried up like dead grass.
For according to the height of the heavens above the earth, so has he reinforced his mercy toward those who fear him.
For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him.
Man’s life is like a flower. He grows quickly, and then dies away. Man’s life is like a shadow that is here for a short time, and then it is gone.
God hits me from every side\par until I am finished.\par He takes away my hope\par like a tree pulled up by the roots.\par
I feel like my life is over,\par like long shadows at the end of a day.\par I feel like a bug someone brushed away.\par
A person’s life is like a puff of air.\par A person’s life is like a passing shadow.\par
Who knows what is best for a person during his short life on earth? His life passes like a shadow. No one can tell him what will happen later.
I am a man that has seen much trouble.\par The Lord beat us with a stick.\par And I saw it happen!\par
Believers who are rich should be glad when bad things happen that make them humble. Why? Because even rich people will die as quickly as wild flowers:
You don’t know what will happen tomorrow! Your life is like a fog. You can see it for a short time, but then it goes away.
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