⁵ A person’s days are determined;^(A)
    you have decreed the number of his months^(B)
    and have set limits he cannot exceed.^(C)

⁴ “Show me, Lord, my life’s end
    and the number of my days;^(A)
    let me know how fleeting^(B) my life is.^(C)

¹⁰ In his hand is the life^(A) of every creature
    and the breath of all mankind.^(B)

²⁹ When you hide your face,^(A)
    they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
    they die and return to the dust.^(B)

²¹ For what do they care about the families they leave behind^(A)
    when their allotted months^(B) come to an end?^(C)