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13 Now, our God, we thank you
    and praise your glorious name.

14 “These things did not really come from me and my people.
    Everything comes from you;
    we have given you back what you gave us.
15 We are like foreigners and strangers,
    as our ancestors were.
Our time on earth is like a shadow.
    There is no hope.

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13 Now, our God, we give you thanks,
    and praise your glorious name.

14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this?(A) Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.(B) 15 We are foreigners and strangers(C) in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow,(D) without hope.

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