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