8
And employing his labors wickedly, he maketh a vain god of the same clay--even he that a little before was made of earth himself, and within a little while after returneth to the same out of which he was taken, when his life which was lent him shall be demanded.
9
Notwithstanding, his care is not that he shall have much labor, nor that his life is short, but he striveth to excel goldsmiths and silversmiths, and endeavoreth to do like the workers in brass, and counteth it his glory to make counterfeit things.
10
His heart is ashes, his hope is more vile than earth, and his life of less value than clay,
11
inasmuch as he knew not his Maker, and Him that inspired into him an active soul, and breathed in a living spirit.
12
But they counted our life a pastime, and our time here a market for gain. "For," say they, "we must be getting in every way, though it be by evil means."
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.