| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 6 A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. | 6 A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. |
| 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. | 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. |
| 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever." | 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever." |
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