# Our life passes away under your wrath
The word "because" can be used to make clear that God's wrath causes human life to end. Alternate translation: "Our lives come to an end because of your wrath" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-connectingwords]])
# like a sigh
The writer compares human life to a sigh to emphasize that life is very brief. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])