Holy Scripture
Psalms 103:15
A church father on this verse
“Our life on earth, brothers, is such that our existence is very transitory. We play, as it were, a game on earth: we do not exist, and we are born, and being born we are dissolved. We are like a fleeting dream, an apparition without substance, the flight of a bird that passes, a ship that leaves no trace on the sea. W…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
15And wine makes glad the heart of man, To make his face cheerful with oil: And bread strengthens man’s heart.
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13He waters the mountains from his chambers: The earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14He makes grass to grow for the cattle, And green herb for the service of men, To bring bread out of the earth;
— Psalms 103:15 —
16The trees of the plain shall be full of sap; Even the cedars of Lebanon which he has planted.
17There the sparrows will build their nests; And the house of the heron takes the lead among them.