As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man.

水流消磨石头，所流溢的洗去地上的尘土；你也照样灭绝人的指望。

流水冲蚀石头，急流洗去地上的尘土；你也照样灭绝人的指望。

流水冲蚀石头，急流洗去地上的尘土；你也照样灭绝人的指望。

流水磨损石头，急流冲走泥土；你也这样粉碎人的希望。

流水磨蚀石头，水的泛溢冲去地上的尘土，你也这样灭绝人的指望。

水流消磨石頭，所流溢的洗去地上的塵土；你也照樣滅絕人的指望。

流水沖蝕石頭，急流洗去地上的塵土；你也照樣滅絕人的指望。

流水沖蝕石頭，急流洗去地上的塵土；你也照樣滅絕人的指望。

流水磨損石頭，急流沖走泥土；你也這樣粉碎人的希望。

流水磨蝕石頭，水的氾溢沖去地上的塵土，你也這樣滅絕人的指望。

流水消磨石頭；所瀉出的洗掃地上的塵土；人所指望的你也這樣毁滅。

水流剝石、浪湧衝沙、爾絕人之望、亦若是、

霤穿石則漸靡、浪淘沙則不見、人而絕望亦若是。

水流消石、浪淘沖沙、主使人絕望亦如此、

as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy a person’s hope.

Water wears away stones. Storms wash away soil. In the same way, you destroy a person’s hope.

the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so you destroy the hope of man.

as water wears away the stones and floods wash away the soil, so you destroy people’s hope.

as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil from the land, so you destroy a man’s hope.

Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You destroy a man’s hope.

The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man.

as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil from the land, so You destroy a man’s hope.

The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow[ out] of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.

as water wears away stones, and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man’s hope.

The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.

“ My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, And are spent without hope.

He breaks me down on every side, And I am gone; My hope He has uprooted like a tree.

And all flesh died that moved on the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man.All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, all that was on the dry land, died.So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive.

And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.

Then He said to me,“ Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say,‘ Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life?

Now in my prosperity I said,“ I shall never be moved.”Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled.

And I will say to my soul,“ Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.”’But God said to him,‘ Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’