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545 B
545 B
My days are like a shadow that fades
David compares his time left to live on earth to a fading shadow. Alternate translation: "My time to remain alive is short like an evening shadow that will soon be gone" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
I have withered like grass
As David's body becomes weak and he is nearing the end of his life, he compares himself to withering grass. Alternate translation: "my body has become weak like withered grass" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
withered
dry and wrinkled