"Behold,I belong to Godlike you; I toohave been formedout of the clay.
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."
Then Jacob'sangerburnedagainst Rachel,and he said,"Am I in the placeof God,whohas withheldfrom you the fruitof the womb?"
Remembernow,that You have mademe as clay;And would You turnme into dustagain?
"Your memorablesayingsare proverbsof ashes,Your defensesare defensesof clay.
"But I would speakto the Almighty,And I desireto arguewith God.
"In the fullnessof his plentyhe will be cramped;The handof everyonewhosufferswill come[against] him.
"Ohthat I hadone to hearme! Behold,hereis my signature;Let the Almightyanswerme! And the indictmentwhich my adversaryhas written,
Howmuchmorethose who dwellin housesof clay,Whosefoundationis in the dust,Who are crushedbeforethe moth!
"Moreover, he shall speakfor you to the people;and he will be as a mouthfor you and you will be as Godto him.
But we havethistreasurein earthenvessels,sothat the surpassing greatnessof the powerwill be of Godand not from ourselves;
For we knowthat ifthe earthlytentwhich is our houseis torn down,we havea buildingfrom God,a housenot made with hands,eternalin the heavens.
Therefore,we are ambassadorsfor Christ,as thoughGodwere making an appealthroughus; we begyou on behalfof Christ,be reconciledto God.
