²⁰ Are not my few days^(A) almost over?^(B)
    Turn away from me^(C) so I can have a moment’s joy^(D)

²² “Only a few years will pass
    before I take the path of no return.^(A)

⁵ You have made my days^(A) a mere handbreadth;
    the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,^(B)
    even those who seem secure.^[a]

⁴⁷ Remember how fleeting is my life.^(A)
    For what futility you have created all humanity!