Catholic Public Domain Version
"Waters wear away stones, and with a flood the land is reduced little by little; and similarly, you will destroy man. "
— Job 14:19, Catholic Public Domain Version
“The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.”
“The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man. ”
“The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.”
“as water wears away stones, and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man’s hope.”
“Waters wear away the stones, and with inundation the ground by little and little is washed away: so in like manner thou shalt destroy man.”
“The stones are crushed small by the force of the waters; the dust of the earth is washed away by their overflowing: and so you put an end to the hope of man.”
“The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.”
Indeed, you have numbered my steps, but you have been lenient with my sins.
You have sealed up my offenses, as if in a purse, but you have cured my iniquity.
A falling mountain flows away, and a stone is transferred from its place.
Waters wear away stones, and with a flood the land is reduced little by little; and similarly, you will destroy man.
You have strengthened him for a little while, so that he may cross over into eternity. You will change his face and send him forth.
Whether his sons have been noble or ignoble, he will not understand.
And in this way his body, while he yet lives, will have grief, and his soul will mourn over himself.