אָדָם-יְסוֹדוֹ מֵעָפָר וְסוֹפוֹ לֶעָפָר

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Man—his origin is dust and his end is dust

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Figuratively: Man is a fragile and material being whose life is brief and transient.

("Man—his origin is dust and his end is dust. With his soul he earns his bread. He is like a broken shard, withered grass, a fading flower, a passing shadow, a dissolving cloud, a blowing wind, flying dust, and a fleeting dream." – from the piyyut Unetaneh Tokef, recited on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur)