| New Living Translation (NLT) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 2 Like a flower, we blossom for a moment and then wither. Like the shadow of a passing cloud, we quickly disappear. | 2 He springs up like a flower and withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. |
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