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499 B
Stop wounding me
AT: "O my God, stop your blows upon me"
I am overwhelmed
AT: "I am defeated completely"
like a moth
The writer compares the strength of people to cloth that the worm of a moth eats. AT: "like moths eat away at clothing" (See:rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
people are nothing but vapor
The writer compares people to mist or fumes that disappear quickly. AT: "Our lives are completely fragile" (See:rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)