as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil from the land, so you destroy a man’s hope.

水流消磨石头，所流溢的洗去地上的尘土；你也照样灭绝人的指望。

流水冲蚀石头，急流洗去地上的尘土；你也照样灭绝人的指望。

流水冲蚀石头，急流洗去地上的尘土；你也照样灭绝人的指望。

流水磨损石头，急流冲走泥土；你也这样粉碎人的希望。

流水磨蚀石头，水的泛溢冲去地上的尘土，你也这样灭绝人的指望。

水流消磨石頭，所流溢的洗去地上的塵土；你也照樣滅絕人的指望。

流水沖蝕石頭，急流洗去地上的塵土；你也照樣滅絕人的指望。

流水沖蝕石頭，急流洗去地上的塵土；你也照樣滅絕人的指望。

流水磨損石頭，急流沖走泥土；你也這樣粉碎人的希望。

流水磨蝕石頭，水的氾溢沖去地上的塵土，你也這樣滅絕人的指望。

流水消磨石頭；所瀉出的洗掃地上的塵土；人所指望的你也這樣毁滅。

水流剝石、浪湧衝沙、爾絕人之望、亦若是、

霤穿石則漸靡、浪淘沙則不見、人而絕望亦若是。

水流消石、浪淘沖沙、主使人絕望亦如此、

as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy a person’s hope.

Water wears away stones. Storms wash away soil. In the same way, you destroy a person’s hope.

the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so you destroy the hope of man.

as water wears away the stones and floods wash away the soil, so you destroy people’s hope.

Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You destroy a man’s hope.

As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil 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.

as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil from the land, so You destroy a man’s hope.

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.

as water wears away stones, and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man’s hope.

The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.

My days pass more swiftly than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.

He tears me down on every side so that I am ruined. He uproots my hope like a tree.

Every creature perished— those that crawl on the earth, birds, livestock, wildlife, and those that swarm on the earth, as well as all mankind.Everything with the breath of the spirit of life in its nostrils— everything on dry land died.He wiped out every living thing that was on the face of the earth, from mankind to livestock, to creatures that crawl, to the birds of the sky, and they were wiped off the earth. Only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark.

“ Understand that I am bringing a flood— floodwaters on the earth to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.

Then he said to me,“ Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look how they say,‘ Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

For what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

When I was secure, I said,“ I will never be shaken.”LORD, when you showed your favor, you made me stand like a strong mountain; when you hid your face, I was terrified.

Then I’ll say to myself,“ You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’“ But God said to him,‘ You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared— whose will they be?’