3 You turn people back to dust,

saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”

4 A thousand years in your sight

are like a day that has just gone by,

or like a watch in the night.

5 Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death—

they are like the new grass of the morning:

6 In the morning it springs up new,

but by evening it is dry and withered.

3 Thou turnest man to destruction;

And sayest, Return, ye children of men.

4 For a thousand years in thy sight

Are but as yesterday when it is past,

And as a watch in the night.

5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep:

In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;

In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

3 You turn people back to dust, saying,

“Return to dust, you mortals!”

4 For you, a thousand years are as a passing day,

as brief as a few night hours.

5 You sweep people away like dreams that disappear.

They are like grass that springs up in the morning.

6 In the morning it blooms and flourishes,

but by evening it is dry and withered.

3 You turn man to destruction,

And say, “Return, O children of men.”

4 For a thousand years in Your sight

Are like yesterday when it is past,

And like a watch in the night.

5 You carry them away like a flood;

They are like a sleep.

In the morning they are like grass which grows up:

6 In the morning it flourishes and grows up;

In the evening it is cut down and withers.

3 You turn people back into dust.

You say, “Go back into dust, human beings.”

4 To you, a thousand years

is like the passing of a day,

or like a few hours in the night.

5 While people sleep, you take their lives.

They are like grass that grows up in the morning.

6 In the morning they are fresh and new,

but by evening they dry up and die.

3 Thou turnest man to destruction,

And sayest, Return, ye children of men.

4 For a thousand years in thy sight

Are but as yesterday when it is past,

And as a watch in the night.

5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep:

In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;

In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

3 Thou makest mortal man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men. 4 For a thousand years, in thy sight, are as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass that groweth up: 6 In the morning it flourisheth and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down and withereth.

3 You turn mortals back into dust 

and say, “Return, descendants of Adam.” 

4 Indeed, in your sight a thousand years are like a single day, 

like yesterday—already past— 

like an hour in the night. 

5 You sweep mortals away. 

They are a dream. 

They sprout again in the morning like cut grass. 

6 In the morning they blossom and sprout. 

In the evening they wither and dry up. 

3 You return mankind to the dust,

saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”

4 For in Your sight a thousand years

are like yesterday that passes by,

like a few hours of the night.

5 You end their lives; they sleep.

They are like grass that grows in the morning—

6 in the morning it sprouts and grows;

by evening it withers and dries up.

3 You turn us back to dust,

and say, “Turn back, you mortals.”

4 For a thousand years in your sight

are like yesterday when it is past,

or like a watch in the night.

5 You sweep them away; they are like a dream,

like grass that is renewed in the morning;

6 in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;

in the evening it fades and withers.

3 You return man to the dust,

saying, “Return, O sons of man.”

4 For a thousand years in your eyes

are like yesterday when it passes,

or like a watch in the night.

5 You sweep them away like a flood.

They fall asleep.

In the morning they are like grass that sprouts anew.

6 In the morning it blossoms and sprouts anew;

by evening it withers and dries up.

3 You turn human beings back to dust.

You say to them, “Return to dust.”

4 To you a thousand years

are like a day that has just gone by.

They are like a few hours of the night.

5 You sweep people away, and they die.

They are like new grass that grows in the morning.

6 In the morning it springs up new,

but by evening it’s all dried up.

3 You turn man back into dust

And say, “Return, O children of men.”

4 For a thousand years in Your sight

Are like yesterday when it passes by,

Or as a watch in the night.

5 You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep;

In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew.

6 In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew;

Toward evening it fades and withers away.