²⁰ Terrors^(A) overtake him like a flood;^(B)
    a tempest snatches him away in the night.^(C)

²⁰ They are like a dream^(A) when one awakes;^(B)
    when you arise, Lord,
    you will despise them as fantasies.^(C)

¹⁵ The life of mortals is like grass,^(A)
    they flourish like a flower^(B) of the field;

⁶ A voice says, “Cry out.”
    And I said, “What shall I cry?”

“All people are like grass,^(A)
    and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.