Thomas Aquinas, on Job 14:1

“Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.”

“Since this last point is of particular value for the investigation of the truth, he insists more on clarifying this truth. What he had said about himself in particular he applies again generally to the whole human race. Here he first explains the frailty of the human condition, as to origin when he says, "Man, born of woman," like from something frail; as to duration when he says, "lives for a short time"; and as to condition when he says, "is filled with many sorrows." Here he explains what he said above, "Do you show your power against the leaf which is driven by the wind?" (v.25)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.