Psalm 103:15-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 As for man, his days are like grass—
he blooms like a flower of the field;(A)
16 when the wind passes over it, it vanishes,
and its place is no longer known.[a](B)
Footnotes
- Psalm 103:16 Lit place no longer knows it
Isaiah 40:6-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 A voice was saying, “Cry out!”
Another[a] said, “What should I cry out?”
“All humanity is grass,(A)
and all its goodness is like the flower of the field.(B)
7 The grass withers, the flowers fade
when the breath[b] of the Lord blows on them;[c]
indeed, the people are grass.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:6 DSS, LXX, Vg read I
- Isaiah 40:7 Or wind, or Spirit
- Isaiah 40:7 Lit it
James 1:10-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 but the one who is rich should boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.(A) 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will wither away while pursuing his activities.(B)
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