ESV: the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so you destroy the hope of man.
NIV: as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy a person’s hope.
NASB: Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You destroy a man’s hope.
CSB: as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil from the land, so you destroy a man’s hope.
NLT: as water wears away the stones and floods wash away the soil, so you destroy people’s hope.
KJV: The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
NKJV: As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man.
