For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
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Verse 24 is found in chapter 1 of 1 Peter. The quotation about grass and flowers contrasts human fragility with the permanence of the word. Peter relativizes human glory in comparison with what God sustains permanently.
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Denn "alles Fleisch ist wie Gras und alle Herrlichkeit der Menschen wie des Grases Blume. Das Gras ist verdorrt und die Blume abgefallen;
Porque Toda carne es como la hierba, Y toda la gloria del hombre como la flor de la hierba: Secose la hierba, y la flor se cayó;
Porque «Toda carne es como hierba, y toda su gloria como flor de hierba. La hierba se secó y la flor cayó,
Car Toute chair est comme l'herbe, Et toute sa gloire comme la fleur de l'herbe. L'herbe sèche, et la fleur tombe;
Perciocchè ogni carne è come erba, ed ogni gloria d’uomo come fior d’erba; l’erba è tosto seccata, ed il suo fiore è tosto caduto.
Porque Toda a carne é como a erva, E toda a glória do homem como a flor da erva. Secou-se a erva, e caiu a sua flor;
因為 「凡血肉之軀的盡都如草, 他的一切榮美像草上的花; 草必枯乾,花必凋謝,
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