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Job 25:6

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Is man much more than rottenness and the son of man much more than worms?

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And Abraham responded by saying: "Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.

I have said to decay and to worms: "You are my father, my mother, and my sister."

Then Job responded by saying:

How much more will those who live in houses of clay, which have an earthly foundation, be consumed like the moth?

What is man, that you should praise him? Or why do you place your heart near him?

And your mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and so may I dwell in the house of the Lord for length of days.

Fear not, O worm of Jacob, you who are dead within Israel. I have helped you, says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.