¹⁷ And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

⁴ Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.

⁴⁷ Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?