17 What is a mere human, that you think so highly of him
and pay so much attention to him?(A)
18 You inspect him every morning,
and put him to the test every moment.(B)

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17 “What is mankind that you make so much of them,
    that you give them so much attention,(A)
18 that you examine them every morning(B)
    and test them(C) every moment?(D)

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Lord, what is a human that you care for him,
a son of man[a] that you think of him?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 144:3 Or a mere mortal

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

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