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English Standard Version

Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath!

Psalm 39:5 (ESV)

Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble.

Job 14:1

Psalm 39 (English Standard Version)

2 I was mute and silent;
I held my peace to no avail,
and my distress grew worse.
3 My heart became hot within me.
As I mused, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
4 “O Lord, make me know my end
and what is the measure of my days;
let me know how fleeting I am!
5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
and my lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath!
6 Surely a man goes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing they are in turmoil;
man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
7 “And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in you.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions.
Do not make me the scorn of the fool!

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Job 14 (English Standard Version)

1 “Man who is born of a woman
is few of days and full of trouble.
2 He comes out like a flower and withers;
he flees like a shadow and continues not.
3 And do you open your eyes on such a one
and bring me into judgment with you?
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
There is not one.

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Free Bible Version

Just look at the tiny amount of days you have given me! In your eyes my whole lifetime is like nothing. Our lives here are just a breath.

Psalm 39:5

Life is short and full of trouble.

Job 14:1

Psalm 39 (Free Bible Version)

2 So I was completely silent—I didn't even say anything good. But the pain inside only got worse.
3 My mind burned as if on fire; I had to say what I was thinking:
4 Lord, remind me. How short is my life? How long do I have? Remind me how quickly my life will pass.
5 Just look at the tiny amount of days you have given me! In your eyes my whole lifetime is like nothing. Our lives here are just a breath… Selah.
6 Human beings are just shadows walking around. They pointlessly rush through life, trying to pile up possessions without knowing who will get them.
7 So Lord, what am I looking for? I put my hope in you.
8 Save me from my rebellion. Don't let me be mocked by fools.

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Job 14 (Free Bible Version)

1 Life is short and full of trouble,
2 like a flower that blooms and withers, like a passing shadow that soon disappears.
3 Do you even notice me, God, and why do you have to drag me to court?
4 Who can bring something clean of what is unclean? No one.

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