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.
Psalm 90:6 - Easy To Read Version In the morning the grass grows,\par and in the evening it is dry and dying.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; In the evening it is cut down, and withereth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In the morning it flourishes and springs up; in the evening it is mown down and withers. American Standard Version (1901) In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; In the evening it is cut down, and withereth. Common English Bible True, in the morning it thrives, renewed, but come evening it withers, all dried up. Catholic Public Domain Version before the arrow flying in the day, before the troubles that wander in the darkness, nor of invasion and the midday demon. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Of the arrow that flieth in the day, of the business that walketh about in the dark: of invasion, or of the noonday devil. |
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.
But Lord, you will live forever!\par Your name will continue\par forever and ever!\par
Wicked people live and die like weeds.\par And the worthless things they do\par will be destroyed forever.\par
A voice said,\par “Speak!”\par So the man said,\par “What should I say?”\par The voice said,\par “People \{don't live forever;\par they\} are all like grass.\par Their goodness is like a wildflower.\par
God clothes the grass in the field like that. That grass is living today, but tomorrow it is thrown into the fire to be burned. So you know that God will clothe you much more. Don’t have so little faith!
The sun rises and becomes hotter and hotter. The sun’s heat makes the plants very dry. The flowers fall off. The flowers were beautiful, but now they are dead. It is the same with rich people. While they are still making plans for their business, they will die.