⁶ “Surely everyone goes around^(A) like a mere phantom;^(B)
    in vain they rush about,^(C) heaping up wealth^(D)
    without knowing whose it will finally be.^(E)

⁷ “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
    My hope is in you.^(F)

⁴ They are like a breath;^(A)
    their days are like a fleeting shadow.^(B)

¹⁶ I despise my life;^(A) I would not live forever.^(B)
    Let me alone;^(C) my days have no meaning.^(D)