how much less man, a maggot, and a son of man, a worm?”
“Do not fear, you worm Yaʽ
But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
What is man, that You should make him great, that You should set Your heart on him,
‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
And Aḇ
I shall say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ – to the worm, ‘You are my mother and my sister.’
And Iyoḇ
