King James Version
Read in contextThe 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.
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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 torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth: So you destroy 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.
Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.
as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.