²⁹ But if you turn away from them, they panic.
    When you take away their breath,
    they die and turn again to dust.

¹⁴ If God were to take back his spirit
    and withdraw his breath,
¹⁵ all life would cease,
    and humanity would turn again to dust.

⁴ When they breathe their last, they return to the earth,
    and all their plans die with them.

¹⁹ By the sweat of your brow
    will you have food to eat
until you return to the ground
    from which you were made.
For you were made from dust,
    and to dust you will return.”

³ You turn people back to dust, saying,
    “Return to dust, you mortals!”

⁷ Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain.
    Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.

²⁹ But if he chooses to remain quiet,
    who can criticize him?
When he hides his face, no one can find him,
    whether an individual or a nation.