And Abrahamreplied,"Nowbehold,I have venturedto speakto the Lord,although I am [but] dustand ashes.
"Supposethe fiftyrighteousare lackingfive,will You destroythe wholecitybecause of five?"And He said,"I will not destroy[it] ifI findforty-fivethere."
Then the LORDGodformedmanof dustfrom the ground,and breathedinto his nostrilsthe breathof life;and manbecamea livingbeing.
By the sweatof your faceYou will eatbread,Tillyou returnto the ground,Becausefrom it you were taken;For you are dust,And to dustyou shall return."
and I said,"O my God,I am ashamedand embarrassedto liftup my faceto You, my God,for our iniquitieshave risenaboveour headsand our guilthas grownevento the heavens.
"He has castme into the mire,And I have becomelikedustand ashes.
Howmuchmorethose who dwellin housesof clay,Whosefoundationis in the dust,Who are crushedbeforethe moth!
O LORD,whatis man,that You takeknowledgeof him? Or the sonof man,that You thinkof him?
Whatis manthat You takethoughtof him, And the sonof manthat You carefor him?
Then Mosesentreatedthe LORDhis God,and said,"O LORD,whydoes Your angerburnagainst Your peoplewhomYou have broughtout from the landof Egyptwith greatpowerand with a mightyhand?
then the dustwill returnto the earthas it was, and the spiritwill returnto Godwhogaveit.
Then I said,"Woeis me, for I am ruined!BecauseI am a manof uncleanlips,And I liveamonga peopleof uncleanlips;For my eyeshave seenthe King,the LORDof hosts."
But now,O LORD,You are our Father,We are the clay,and You our potter;And allof us are the workof Your hand.
NowHe was tellingthem a parableto show that at all timesthey oughtto prayand not to lose heart,
But when SimonPetersaw[that], he fell downat Jesus'feet,saying,"Go awayfrom me Lord,for I ama sinfulman,O Lord!"
