Job 7:17

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What is man, that thou dost make so much of him, and that thou dost set thy mind upon him,

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And dost thou open thy eyes upon such a one and bring him into judgment with thee?

“Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.

how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!”

Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that thou settest a guard over me?

O Lord, what is man that thou dost regard him, or the son of man that thou dost think of him?

what is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou dost care for him?

Yet thou hast made him little less than God, and dost crown him with glory and honor.

It has been testified somewhere, “What is man that thou art mindful of him, or the son of man, that thou carest for him?

After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea!