For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and th
Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring hi
Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists
For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow,
Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?
For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the w
If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.
The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they qui
I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was
Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done
He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah
Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to wa
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.