Behold, You have made (A)my days like [a]hand widths,
And my (B)lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Certainly all mankind standing is [b]a mere (C)breath. Selah

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:5 I.e., short
  2. Psalm 39:5 Or altogether breath

People of (A)low standing are only (B)breath, and people of rank are a (C)lie;
In the (D)balances they go up.
Together they are lighter than breath.

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(A)Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher,
“Futility of futilities! All is futility.”

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11 So I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had [a]exerted, and behold, all was (A)futility and striving after wind, and there was (B)no benefit under the sun.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 2:11 Lit labored to do

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