King James Version (KJV)
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Modern English
He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not.
Hebrew
כְּצִ֣יץ יָ֭צָא וַיִּמָּ֑ל וַיִּבְרַ֥ח כַּ֝צֵּ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֽוֹד׃
kṣiyṣ yaṣaʾ vayimal vayibraḥ kaṣel vloʾ yaʿamvod