We blossom like a flower and then wither. Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear.

出来如花，又被割下，飞去如影，不能存留。

他出来如花，凋谢而去；他飞逝如影，不能存留。

他出来如花，凋谢而去；他飞逝如影，不能存留。

他如花盛开，转眼凋谢；如影消逝，无法久留。

他生长如花，又遭割下；他飞去如影，并不停留。

出來如花，又被割下，飛去如影，不能存留。

他出來如花，凋謝而去；他飛逝如影，不能存留。

他出來如花，凋謝而去；他飛逝如影，不能存留。

他如花盛開，轉眼凋謝；如影消逝，無法久留。

他生長如花，又遭割下；他飛去如影，並不停留。

他長出如花草，又被割下；他飛去如影兒，並不停留。

其出如花、而遭翦伐、如影之馳、不得停留、

若花之向榮、而遭翦伐、若影之倏忽、而無定在。

如花之發生、頃刻枯槁、如影之奔馳、不能停留、

They spring up like flowers and wither away; like fleeting shadows, they do not endure.

They grow like flowers, and then they dry up. They are like shadows that quickly disappear.

He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not.

He blossoms like a flower, then withers; he flees like a shadow and does not last.

Like a flower he comes out and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.

He comes forth like a flower and fades away; He flees like a shadow and does not continue.

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

He blossoms like a flower, then withers; he flees like a shadow and does not last.

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.

He grows up like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn’t continue.

For we were born but yesterday and know nothing. Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.

As the Scriptures say,“ People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades.

A voice said,“ Shout!” I asked,“ What should I shout?”“ Shout that people are like the grass. Their beauty fades as quickly as the flowers in a field.The grass withers and the flowers fade beneath the breath of the Lord. And so it is with people.The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.”

We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace.

Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here.

How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog— it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.

For they are like a breath of air; their days are like a passing shadow.

My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows. I am withering away like grass.

The wicked will not prosper, for they do not fear God. Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows.

But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.

“ My life passes more swiftly than a runner. It flees away without a glimpse of happiness.It disappears like a swift papyrus boat, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field.The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.

You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning.In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered.We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury.You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins— and you see them all.We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan.