He blossoms like a flower, then withers;(A)
he flees like a shadow and does not last.

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They spring up like flowers(A) and wither away;(B)
    like fleeting shadows,(C) they do not endure.(D)

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12 For who knows what is good for anyone in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow?(A) Who can tell anyone what will happen after him under the sun?

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12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days(A) they pass through like a shadow?(B) Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

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