Job 25:6

Modern

…how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”

Traditional

How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

Literal

How much less a man—a maggot, and a son of man—a worm!”

Latin

…quanto magis homo putredo, et filius hominis vermis?

Hebrew

English

…how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 22:6
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
Isaiah 41:14
Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Job 7:17
What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
Genesis 18:27
Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
Job 4:19
…how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!