My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Web. Hebrew, "the weaver's shuttle "chap. xvi. 23., and Isaias xxxviii. 12. (Haydock)
The pagans have used the same comparison. But they make the three daughters of Necessity guide the thread of life. (Plato, Rep. xii.; Natal. iii. 6.)
Septuagint, "my life is swifter than speech. "Tetrapla, "than a runner. "(Calmet)
Hope. Heu fugit Ah! time is flying , never to return! (Haydock)