And if by reason of strength they are eighty years,
Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow;
For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
The years in which we have seen evil.
And bestablish the work of our hands for us;
Yes, establish the work of our hands.
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American Standard Version
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to an end as a sigh.
Amplified® Bible
For all our days [out here in this wilderness, says Moses] pass away in Your wrath; we spend our years as a tale that is told [for we adults know we are doomed to die soon, without reaching Canaan].
Contemporary English Version
Your anger is a burden each day we live, then life ends like a sigh.
Darby English Version
For all our days pass away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a [passing] thought.
Good News Bible
Our life is cut short by your anger; it fades away like a whisper.
King James Version
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
New American Standard Bible
For all our days have declined in Your fury; We have finished our years like a sigh.
New International Version
All our days pass away under your wrath;
we finish our years with a moan.
New King James Version
For all our days have passed away in Your wrath;
We finish our years like a sigh.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For all our days have declined in Your fury; We have finished our years like a sigh.
Revised Standard Version
For all our days pass away under thy wrath, our years come to an end like a sigh.
Young's Literal Translation
For all our days pined away in Thy wrath, We consumed our years as a meditation.
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