²⁸ So I’m a man who wears out like something rotten,
    like a garment that has become moth-eaten.”

14 Human beings born by women
    are short-lived^[a] and full of trouble.
² He springs up^[b] like a flower and then withers.^[c]
    Like a shadow, he disappears^[d] and doesn’t last.
³ Indeed, have you opened your eyes on one like this—
    to bring me into a legal fight with you?
⁴ Who can produce a clean thing from an unclean thing?
    No one!
⁵ Since his days have been determined,
    the number of his months is known to you.
You’ve set his limit
    and he cannot exceed it.
⁶ Look away from him and leave him alone,
    so he can enjoy his time, like a hired worker.”