“Can a strong (A)man be of use to God,
Or a wise one be useful to himself?

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“Can a man be of benefit to God?(A)
    Can even a wise person benefit him?(B)

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Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

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(A)What is man that You think of him,
And a son of man that You are concerned about him?

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what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?

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

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Lord, (A)what is man, that You look after him?
Or a son of man, that You think of him?

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Lord, what are human beings(A) that you care for them,
    mere mortals that you think of them?

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Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

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But someone has testified (A)somewhere, saying,

(B)What is man, that You think of him?
Or a son of man, that You are concerned about him?

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But there is a place where someone(A) has testified:

“What is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    a son of man that you care for him?(B)

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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?

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