So he’ll certainly find fault with human beings. After all, they are made out of dust. They can be crushed more easily than a moth.

何况那住在土房、根基在尘土里、被蠹虫所毁坏的人呢？

何况那些住在泥屋、根基在尘土里、被蛀虫所毁坏的人呢？

何况那些住在泥屋、根基在尘土里、被蛀虫所毁坏的人呢？

更何况源自尘土、住在土造的躯壳里、脆弱如蛾的世人呢？

何况那些住在土屋里，根基在尘土中，比蠹虫还容易被压碎的人呢？

何況那住在土房、根基在塵土裏、被蠹蟲所毀壞的人呢？

何況那些住在泥屋、根基在塵土裏、被蛀蟲所毀壞的人呢？

何況那些住在泥屋、根基在塵土裏、被蛀蟲所毀壞的人呢？

更何況源自塵土、住在土造的軀殼裡、脆弱如蛾的世人呢？

何況那些住在土屋裡，根基在塵土中，比蠹蟲還容易被壓碎的人呢？

何況那住在土房、根基在塵世裏、比蛀蟲易被壓碎的人呢？

況居土舍、基塵埃、為蠹所敗者乎、

況居下土、置基塵凡、蠹得而壞之者乎。

況居於土舍、其基塵埃、為蟲所蝕者乎、

how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth!

how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like the moth.

how much less will he trust people made of clay! They are made of dust, crushed as easily as a moth.

how much more those who dwell in clay houses, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth!

How much more those who live in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!

How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before a moth?

How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!

how much more those who dwell in clay houses, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth!

How much less[ in] them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation[ is] in the dust,[ which] are crushed before the moth?

how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?

How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!

Remember, you molded me like clay. So are you going to turn me back into dust?

Then the Lord God formed a man. He made him out of the dust of the ground. God breathed the breath of life into him. And the man became a living person.

You will have to work hard and sweat a lot to produce the food you eat. You were made out of the ground. You will return to it when you die. You are dust, and you will return to dust.”

To God I’m just the same as you. I too am a piece of clay.

Then Abraham spoke up again. He said,“ I have been very bold to speak to the Lord. After all, I’m only dust and ashes.

“ People waste away like something that is rotten. They are like clothes that are eaten by moths.

We know that the earthly tent we live in will be destroyed. But we have a building made by God. It is a house in heaven that lasts forever. Human hands did not build it.

Your sayings are as useless as ashes. The answers you give are as weak as clay.

Treasure is kept in clay jars. In the same way, we have the treasure of the good news in these earthly bodies of ours. That shows that the mighty power of the good news comes from God. It doesn’t come from us.

Yet you sweep people away, and they die. They are like new grass that grows in the morning.In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it’s all dried up.Your anger destroys us. Your burning anger terrifies us.

You correct and punish people for their sin. Then, just as a moth eats cloth, you destroy their wealth. No one lasts any longer than a breath.

They were carried off even before they died. Their foundations were washed away by a flood.

The life of human beings is like grass. People grow like the flowers in the field.When the wind blows on them, they are gone. No one can tell that they had ever been there.

It is written,“ All people are like grass. All their glory is like the flowers in the field. The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground.

Remember your Creator before you return to the dust you came from. Remember him before your spirit goes back to God who gave it.

When they die, they return to the ground. On that day their plans come to nothing.

They grow like flowers, and then they dry up. They are like shadows that quickly disappear.