Parallel WIS 9:5

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BrLXX Ὅτι ἐγὼ δοῦλος σὸς καὶ υἱὸς τῆς παιδίσκης σου, ἄνθρωπος ἀσθενὴς καὶ ὀλιγοχρόνιος καὶ ἐλάσσων ἐν συνέσει κρίσεως καὶ νόμων.
(Hoti egō doulos sos kai huios taʸs paidiskaʸs sou, anthrōpos asthenaʸs kai oligoⱪronios kai elassōn en sunesei kriseōs kai nomōn. )

BrTr for I thy servant and son of thine handmaid am a feeble person, and of a short time, and too young for the understanding of judgment and laws.

WEBBE because I am your servant and the son of your handmaid,
⇔ a weak and short-lived man,
⇔ with little power to understand judgement and laws.

KJB-1611 [fn]For I thy seruant and sonne of thine handmaide, am a feeble person, and of a short time, and too young for the vnderstanding of iudgement and lawes.
(For I thy/your servant and son of thine/your handmaid, am a feeble person, and of a short time, and too young for the understanding of judgement and lawes.)

9:5 Psal.116. 16.