LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?

When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.