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Make them be like grass on a roof,
    like grass that dries up before it produces a stalk.
        It will never fill the barns of those who harvest
            or the arms of those who gather bundles.
Those who pass by will never say to them,
    “May you be blessed by Yahweh
    or “We bless you in the name of Yahweh.”

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May they be like grass on the roof,(A)
    which withers(B) before it can grow;
a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,(C)
    nor one who gathers fill his arms.
May those who pass by not say to them,
    “The blessing of the Lord be on you;
    we bless you(D) in the name of the Lord.”

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