“What is a mortal that you should make so much of him, that you should be concerned about him?
You observe this and call me to account to you.
“Can a human be of any use to God when even a wise person is only useful to himself?
How much less pure is a mortal—who is only a maggot— a descendant of Adam—who is only a worm!”
“Am I the sea or a sea monster that you have set a guard over me?
O Lord, what are humans that you should care about them? What are mere mortals that you should think about them?
what is a mortal that you remember him or the Son of Man that you take care of him?
You have made him a little lower than yourself. You have crowned him with glory and honor.
Instead, someone has declared this somewhere in Scripture: “What is a mortal that you should remember him, or the Son of Man that you take care of him?
Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? One flea?