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“My days pass by faster than a weaver’s shuttle,[a]
    and my life will end without hope.
God, remember, my life is like a breath.
    I will not get a second chance to enjoy it.
Those who see me now will never see me again.
    You watch me for a while, but then I am gone.

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  1. Job 7:6 weaver’s shuttle The tool a person who makes cloth uses to pass the thread between the other threads.

My days are (A)swifter than (B)a weaver's shuttle
    and come to their end without hope.

“Remember that my life is a (C)breath;
    my eye will never again see good.
(D)The eye of him who sees me will behold me no more;
    while your eyes are on me, (E)I shall be gone.

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“My(A) days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope.
Oh, remember that (B)my life is a breath!
My eye will never again see good.
(C)The eye of him who sees me will see me no more;
While your eyes are upon me, I shall no longer be.

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