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."
then the dustwill returnto the earthas it was, and the spiritwill returnto Godwhogaveit.
Allfleshwould perishtogether,And manwould returnto dust.
You hideYour face,they are dismayed;You takeawaytheir spirit,they expireAnd returnto their dust.
Then the LORDGodformedmanof dustfrom the ground,and breathedinto his nostrilsthe breathof life;and manbecamea livingbeing.
You turnmanbackinto dustAnd say,"Return,O childrenof men."
He who stealsmust stealno longer;but ratherhe must labor,performingwith his ownhandswhat is good,sothat he will have[something] to sharewith onewho hasneed.
Allgoto the sameplace.Allcamefrom the dustand allreturnto the dust.
And Abrahamreplied,"Nowbehold,I have venturedto speakto the Lord,although I am [but] dustand ashes.
"Manyof those whosleepin the dustof the groundwill awake,theseto everlastinglife,but the othersto disgrace[and] everlastingcontempt.
Whatadvantagedoes manhave in allhis workWhichhe doesunderthe sun?
My strengthis driedup like a potsherd,And my tonguecleavesto my jaws;And You layme in the dustof death.
"I am a strangerand a sojourneramongyou; giveme a burialsiteamongyou that I may burymy deadout of my sight."
For evenwhenwe were with you, we used to giveyou thisorder:ifanyoneis not willingto work,thenhe is not to eat,either.
For He Himselfknowsour frame;He is mindfulthat we are [but] dust.
For you recall,brethren,our laborand hardship,[how] workingnightand daysoas not to be a burdento anyof you, we proclaimedto you the gospelof God.
As he had comenakedfrom his mother'swomb,so will he returnas he came.He will takenothingfrom the fruitof his laborthat he can carryin his hand.
And I setmy mindto seekand exploreby wisdomconcerningallthat has been doneunderheaven.[It] is a grievoustask[which] Godhas givento the sonsof mento be afflictedwith.
A manwho wandersfrom the wayof understandingWill restin the assemblyof the dead.
Allthe prosperousof the earthwill eatand worship,Allthose who godownto the dustwill bowbeforeHim, Even he who cannotkeephis soulalive.
"Togetherthey liedownin the dust,And wormscoverthem.
"Even aftermy skinis destroyed,Yet from my fleshI shall seeGod;
He said,"NakedI camefrom my mother'swomb,And nakedI shall returnthere.The LORDgaveand the LORDhas takenaway. Blessedbe the nameof the LORD."
The firstmanis from the earth,earthy;the secondmanis from heaven.
And inasmuchas it is appointedfor mento dieonceand afterthis[comes] judgment,
"Both thornsand thistlesit shall growfor you; And you will eatthe plantsof the field;
Howmuchmorethose who dwellin housesof clay,Whosefoundationis in the dust,Who are crushedbeforethe moth!
Mangoesforthto his workAnd to his laboruntilevening.
It is vainfor you to riseup early,To retirelate,To eatthe breadof painfullabors;For He givesto His beloved[even in his] sleep.
So allthe daysthat Adamlivedwere ninehundredand thirtyyears,and he died.
Remembernow,that You have mademe as clay;And would You turnme into dustagain?
