Psalm 39:11

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When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah

In other translations

When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah

Hebrew words

בְּתוֹכָחוֹתbetokhachotwith rebukesH8433עַל־'al-onH5921עָוֹן׀'avoniniquityH5771יִסַּרְתָּyisartayou have disciplinedH3256אִישׁ'isha personH376וַתֶּמֶסvatemesand you have meltedH4529כָּעָשׁka'ashlike <the> mothH6211חֲמוּדוֹchamudodesired [thing] hisH2530אַךְ'akh[is] onlyH389הֶבֶלhevelvanityH1892כָּל־kol-allH3605אָדָם'adamhumankindH120סֶלָה׃selahSelahH5542

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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