“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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“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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Footnotes

  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 swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,(A)
    and they come to an end without hope.(B)
Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;(C)
    my eyes will never see happiness again.(D)
The eye that now sees me will see me no longer;
    you will look for me, but I will be no more.(E)

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