## As for man, his days are like grass ##

In this simile, the length of man's life is being compared to the short length of time that grass grows before it dies. AT: "The length of man's life is like that of grass" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## he flourishes like a flower in a field ##

In this simile, how man grows over time is compared to how a flower grows. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## flourish ##

grow well or be healthy

## The wind blows over it, and it disappears... ##

These phrases continue to talk about flowers and grass. They compare how flowers and grass die to how man dies. AT: "The wind blow over the flowers and grass and they disappear, and no one can tell where they once grew--it is the same way with man."