Fear not, thou worm Jacob, {and} ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. {men: or, few men}

But I {am} a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which {am but} dust and ashes:

How much less {in} them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation {is} in the dust, {which} are crushed before the moth?

What {is} man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

But I {am} a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Fear not, thou worm Jacob, {and} ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. {men: or, few men}

But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

How much less shall I answer him, {and} choose out my words {to reason} with him?

The first {was} like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. {and it: or, wherewith it}

All nations before him {are} as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.