⁹ Surely the lowborn^(A) are but a breath,^(B)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,^(C) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.

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

⁴ They are like a breath;^(A)
    their days are like a fleeting shadow.^(B)