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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

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.

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Las piedras son desgastadas con el agua impetuosa, que se lleva el polvo de la tierra: de tal manera haces tú perecer la esperanza del hombre.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Los montes se desgastan y desaparecen. Las rocas se desprenden de su sitio. El agua convierte en arena las rocas. Los torrentes erosionan el suelo. De igual modo desvaneces tú la esperanza humana.

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