- *mā'astî*
- verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I refuse/despise
- *lō'*
- negative particle - not
- *lĕ'ōlām*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular - forever/eternally
- *'eḥyeh*
- verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will live
- *ḥăḏal*
- verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - leave/cease
- *mimmennî*
- preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me
- *kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *heḇel*
- noun, masculine singular - vapor/breath/vanity
- *yāmāy*
- noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my days