28 Man wastes away like a rotten thing,

like a garment that is moth-eaten.

1 “Man who is born of a woman

is few of days and full of trouble.

2 He comes out like a flower and withers;

he flees like a shadow and continues not.

28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth,

As a garment that is moth eaten.

1 Man that is born of a woman

Is of few days, and full of trouble.

2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down:

He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

28 I waste away like rotting wood,

like a moth-eaten coat.

1 “How frail is humanity!

How short is life, how full of trouble!

2 We blossom like a flower and then wither.

Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear.

28 “Man decays like a rotten thing,

Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

1 “Man who is born of woman

Is of few days and full of trouble.

2 He comes forth like a flower and fades away;

He flees like a shadow and does not continue.

28 “Everyone wears out like something rotten,

like clothing eaten by moths.

1 “All of us born to women

live only a few days and have lots of trouble.

2 We grow up like flowers and then dry up and die.

We are like a passing shadow that does not last.

28 Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth,

Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

1 Man, that is born of a woman,

Is of few days, and full of trouble.

2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down:

He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

28 One who, as a rotten thing consumeth, as a garment that the moth eateth.

1 Man, born of woman, is of few days, and full of trouble. 2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not.

28 I am like worn-out wineskins, 

like moth-eaten clothes. 

1 “A person who is born of a woman is short-lived 

and is full of trouble. 

2 He comes up like a flower; then he withers. 

He is like a fleeting shadow; he doesn’t stay long. 

28 Man wears out like something rotten,

like a moth-eaten garment.

1 Man born of woman

is short of days and full of trouble.

2 He blossoms like a flower, then withers;

he flees like a shadow and does not last.

28 One wastes away like a rotten thing,

like a garment that is moth-eaten.

1 “A mortal, born of woman, few of days and full of trouble,

2 comes up like a flower and withers,

flees like a shadow and does not last.

28 And he himself wastes away like something rotten,

like a garment that the moth has eaten.

1 “A human being born of a woman

is short of days and full of troubles.

2 Like a flower he comes up, and he withers away;

and he flees like a shadow, but he does not last.

28 “People waste away like something that is rotten.

They are like clothes that are eaten by moths.

1 They have only a few days to live.

Their lives are full of trouble.

2 They grow like flowers, and then they dry up.

They are like shadows that quickly disappear.

28 While I am decaying like a rotten thing,

Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

1 “Man, who is born of woman,

Is short-lived and full of turmoil.

2 “Like a flower he comes forth and withers.

He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.