Allfleshwould perishtogether,And manwould returnto dust.
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."
Allfleshthat movedon the earthperished,birdsand cattleand beastsand everyswarmingthingthat swarmsupon the earth,and allmankind;
"For we will surelydieand are like waterspilledon the groundwhichcannotbe gatheredup again. Yet Goddoes not takeaway life,but planswaysso that the banishedonewill not be castout from him.
Remembernow,that You have mademe as clay;And would You turnme into dustagain?
"For I knowthat You will bringme to deathAnd to the houseof meetingfor allliving.
"But if[you have] understanding,hearthis;Listento the soundof my words.
"It is [all] one;thereforeI say,He destroysthe guiltlessand the wicked.'
You hideYour face,they are dismayed;You takeawaytheir spirit,they expireAnd returnto their dust.
then the dustwill returnto the earthas it was, and the spiritwill returnto Godwhogaveit.
"I havenowrath.Should someonegiveMe briars[and] thornsin battle,[Then] I would stepon them, I would burnthem completely.
"For I will not contendforever,Norwill I alwaysbe angry;For the spiritwould growfaintbeforeMe, And the breath[of those whom] I have made.
