And Abrahamreplied,"Nowbehold,I have venturedto speakto the Lord,although I am [but] dustand ashes.
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 when SimonPetersaw[that], he fell downat Jesus'feet,saying,"Go awayfrom me Lord,for I ama sinfulman,O Lord!"
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."
NowHe was tellingthem a parableto show that at all timesthey oughtto prayand not to lose heart,
But now,O LORD,You are our Father,We are the clay,and You our potter;And allof us are the workof Your hand.
then the dustwill returnto the earthas it was, and the spiritwill returnto Godwhogaveit.
"He has castme into the mire,And I have becomelikedustand ashes.
Howmuchmorethose who dwellin housesof clay,Whosefoundationis in the dust,Who are crushedbeforethe moth!
Then the LORDGodformedmanof dustfrom the ground,and breathedinto his nostrilsthe breathof life;and manbecamea livingbeing.
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?
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.
"Supposethe fiftyrighteousare lackingfive,will You destroythe wholecitybecause of five?"And He said,"I will not destroy[it] ifI findforty-fivethere."
Then Mosesentreatedthe LORDhis God,and said,"O LORD,whydoes Your angerburnagainst Your peoplewhomYou have broughtout from the landof Egyptwith greatpowerand with a mightyhand?
