that the elation of the wicked is brief, ¹  the joy of the godless ²  lasts but a moment. ³ 

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Fearing the Lord ¹  prolongs life, ²  but the life span ³  of the wicked will be shortened. ⁴ 

Take note of my brief lifespan! ¹  Why do you make all people so mortal? ² 

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

though I am confident in the Lord that I too will be coming to see you ¹  soon.

Then Festus ¹  replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, ²  and he himself intended to go there ³  shortly.

for the Lord will execute his sentence on the earth completely and quickly.” ¹ 

“Man, born of woman, ¹  lives but a few days, ²  and they are full of trouble. ³ 

And I say this, brothers and sisters: ¹  The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself. ¹ 

And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them ¹  short.

Agrippa ¹  said to Paul, “In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?” ² 

Elisha ¹  said to him, “Go in peace.” When he had gone a short distance, ² 

You have cut short his youth, ¹  and have covered him with shame. (Selah)

But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, ¹  for a short time (in presence, not in affection) ²  we became all the more fervent in our great desire ³  to see you in person. ⁴ 

Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them! But ¹  woe to the earth and the sea because the devil has come down to you! He ²  is filled with terrible anger, for he knows that he only has a little time!”

He ¹  was trying to get a look at Jesus, ²  but being a short man he could not see over the crowd. ³ 

Therefore we must be wary ¹  that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

“I will not overlook, ¹  O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, ²  or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much. ³