he knoweth

Psalm 78:38, 39
Yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath. . . .

Psalm 89:47
Remember how short is my lifespan. For what futility You have created all men!

we are dust

Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground--because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return."

Job 7:5-7, 21
My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering. . . .

Job 10:9
Please remember that You molded me like clay. Will You now return me to dust?

Job 13:25
Will You frighten a windblown leaf? Will You chase after dry chaff?

Ecclesiastes 12:7
before the dust returns to the ground from which it came, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.