39:4 “O Lord, help me understand my mortality
and the brevity of life! 1
Let me realize how quickly my life will pass! 2
39:5 Look, you make my days short-lived, 3
and my life span is nothing from your perspective. 4
Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor. 5
39:6 Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. 6
Surely they accumulate worthless wealth
without knowing who will eventually haul it away.” 7