Job 42:4

Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!

“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.

You will eat bread by the sweat of your face until you return to the ground, for you were taken out of it. For you are dust, and you shall return to dust.”

Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!”

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

This is how you shall eat it: with your belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste: it is Yahweh’s Passover.

Yahweh’s hand was on Elijah; and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.

Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

“You therefore put your belt on your waist, arise, and say to them all that I command you. Don’t be dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them.

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

Then the woman said, “Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Say on.”

and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.

How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!

Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes. Your defenses are defenses of clay.

Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.

Then call, and I will answer, or let me speak, and you answer me.

How much less man, who is a worm, the son of man, who is a worm!”

He has cast me into the mire. I have become like dust and ashes.

what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?

My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death.

Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

“Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let’s meet together for judgment.

Produce your cause,” says Yahweh. “Bring out your strong reasons!” says the King of Jacob.

But now, Yahweh, you are our Father. We are the clay and you our potter. We all are the work of your hand.

Their prince will be one of them, and their ruler will proceed from among them. I will cause him to draw near, and he will approach me; for who is he who has had boldness to approach me?” says Yahweh.

But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.