⁴ “I am an alien residing among you.^(A) Give me burial property among you so that I can bury my dead.”^[a](B)

¹⁵ For we are aliens and temporary residents in your presence as were all our ancestors.^(A) Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.^(B)

¹⁷ If you appeal to the Father who judges impartially^(A) according to each one’s work,^(B) you are to conduct yourselves in reverence^(C) during your time living as strangers.