¹³ For now I would be lying down^(A) in peace;
    I would be asleep and at rest^(B)

²² “Only a few years will pass
    before I take the path of no return.^(A)

¹³ Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
    before I depart and am no more.”^(A)

⁵ when people are afraid of heights
    and of dangers in the streets;
when the almond tree blossoms
    and the grasshopper drags itself along
    and desire no longer is stirred.
Then people go to their eternal home^(A)
    and mourners^(B) go about the streets.