- swifter:
- "Now my daysª are swifterª° than¹ a post:ª° they flee away,ª° they seeª° no¹ good.ª" {Job 9:25} + "When¹ a fewª yearsª are come,ª° then I shall goª° the wayª [whence] I shall not¹ return.ª°" {Job 16:22} + "My daysª are past,ª° my purposesª are broken off,ª° [even] the thoughtsª of my heart.ª" {Job 17:11} + "Thou carriest them away as with a flood;ª° they are¹ [as] a sleep:ª in the morningª [they are] like grassª [which] groweth up.ª° ... In the morningª it flourisheth,ª° and groweth up;ª° in the eveningª it is cut down,ª° and withereth.ª°" {Psa 90:5-6} + "My daysª [are] like a shadowª that declineth;ª° and I¹ am witheredª° like grass.ª" {Psa 102:11} + "[As for] man,ª his daysª [are] as grass:ª as a flowerª of the field,ª so¹ he flourisheth.ª° ... For¹ the windª passeth¹ over²° it, and it is gone;¹ and the placeª thereof shall knowª° it no¹ more.¹" {Psa 103:15-16} + "Manª is likeª° to vanity:ª his daysª [are] as a shadowª that passeth away.ª°" {Psa 144:4} + "Mine ageª is departed,ª° and is removedª° from¹ me as a shepherd'sª tent:ª I have cut offª° like a weaverª° my life:ª he will cut me offª° with pining sickness:ª¹ from dayª¹ [even] to¹ nightª wilt thou make an endª° of me. ... I reckonedª° till¹ morning,ª [that], as a lion,ª so¹ will he breakª° all¹ my bones:ª from dayª¹ [even] to¹ nightª wilt thou make an endª° of me." {Isa 38:12-13} + "The voiceª said,ª° Cry.ª° And he said,ª° What¹ shall I cry?ª° All¹ fleshª [is] grass,ª and all¹ the goodlinessª thereof [is] as the flowerª of the field:ª ... The grassª withereth,ª° the flowerª fadeth:ª° because¹ the spiritª of the LORDª blowethª° upon it: surelyª the peopleª [is] grass.ª" {Isa 40:6-7} + "Forª the¹ sunª is no sooner risenª° withª a burning heat,ª butª it witherethª° the¹ grass,ª andª the¹ flowerª thereofª falleth,ª° andª the¹ graceª of the¹ fashionª of itª perisheth:ª° soª alsoª shall²° the¹ rich manª fade awayª° inª his²¹ ways.ª" {Jms 1:11} + "Whereasª ye knowª° notª whatª [shall be] on the¹ morrow.ª Forª whatª [is] yourª life?ª It isª° evenª a vapour,ª that² appeareth¹ for²°¹ a little time,ª andª thenª vanisheth away.ª°" {Jms 4:14} + "Forª allª fleshª [is] asª grass,ª andª allª the gloryª of manª asª the flowerª of grass.ª The¹ grassª withereth,ª° andª the¹ flowerª thereofª falleth away:ª°" {1Pe 1:24}
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