Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The stones are crushed small by the force of the waters; the dust of the earth is washed away by their overflowing: and so you put an end to the hope of man.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

The waters wear the stones, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.