Psalms 39:11-13

¹¹When you rebuke someone and punish him for the sin that he has committed, you destroy the things that ◄he loves/are precious to him►, like moths' larva destroy clothing. Our lives disappear like a puff of wind.

¹²Yahweh, listen to me while I pray; pay attention to me while I cry out to you. Help me while I am crying. I am here on the earth for only a short time, like all my ancestors.

¹³Now please leave me alone, and do not punish me anymore in order that I may smile and be happy for a while before I die. EUP, DOU”