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Job 13:28

New Century Version

“Everyone wears out like something rotten, like clothing eaten by moths.

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if I say to the grave, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘You are my mother’ or ‘You are my sister,’

So Satan left the Lord’s presence. He put painful sores on Job’s body, from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.

So he puts even more blame on people who live in clay houses, whose foundations are made of dust, who can be crushed like a moth.

My body is covered with worms and scabs, and my skin is broken and full of sores.

You correct and punish people for their sins; like a moth, you destroy what they love. Everyone’s life is only a breath.Selah

“Lord, hear my prayer, and listen to my cry. Do not ignore my tears. I am like a visitor with you. Like my ancestors, I’m only here a short time.

Look! It is the Lord God who helps me. So who can prove me guilty? Look! All those who try will become useless like old clothes; moths will eat them.

I am like a moth to Israel, like a rot to the people of Judah.

Don’t let her be like a baby who is born dead. (Sometimes a baby is born with half of its flesh eaten away.)”

Your riches have rotted, and your clothes have been eaten by moths.