Surely as a shadow, doth every man wander, Surely in vain, do they bustle about, he heapeth things up, and knoweth not who shall gather them in.

Grant us help out of distress, For, vain, is the deliverance of man:

Do not trust in extortion, Nor, with robbery, become vain, As for wealth, when it beareth fruit, Do not set thereon your heart.

Altogether in vain, Have I cleansed my heart, And bathed in pureness, my hands;

Remember how short-lived, I, am, Wherefore, in vain, hast thou created all the sons of Adam?

If, Yahweh, build not the house, in vain, have the builders of it toiled thereon, If, Yahweh, watch not the city, in vain, hath the watchman kept awake: