Kejadian 47:9

47:9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, “All¹ the years of my travels² are 130. All³ the years of my life have been few and painful;⁴ the years of my travels are not as long as those of my ancestors.”⁵

Ayub 5:7

5:7 but people⁶ are born⁷ to trouble,

as surely as the sparks⁸ fly⁹ upward.¹⁰

Ayub 14:1

The Brevity of Life

14:1 “Man, born of woman,¹¹

lives but a few days,¹² and they are full of trouble.¹³

Mazmur 90:7-10

90:7 Yes,¹⁴ we are consumed by your anger;

we are terrified by your wrath.

90:8 You are aware of our sins;¹⁵

you even know about our hidden sins.¹⁶

90:9 Yes,¹⁷ throughout all our days we experience your raging fury;¹⁸

the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.¹⁹

90:10 The days of our lives add up to seventy years,²⁰

or eighty, if one is especially strong.²¹

But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression.²²

Yes,²³ they pass quickly²⁴ and we fly away.²⁵

Mazmur 90:15

90:15 Make us happy in proportion to the days you have afflicted us,

in proportion to the years we have experienced²⁶ trouble!

Mazmur 127:2

127:2 It is vain for you to rise early, come home late,

and work so hard for your food.²⁷

Yes,²⁸ he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.²⁹