Plain Scripts

"Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away." – Psalm 90:10

"Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack." – Psalm 56:1

"The human spirit can endure in times of illness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?" – Proverbs 18:14

"‘What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?" – Job 6:11

"We are objects of contempt to our neighbours, of scorn and derision to those around us." – Psalm 79:4

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." – Proverbs 4:23

"For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers." – Psalm 102:3