Translations
floodwaters grind down the hardest stones; torrents carry off the very soil of the earth — and just so, You wash away every last hope of mortal humanity.
waters wear down stones, their torrents wash away the soil of the earth — so You destroy the tikvah of mortal man.
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.
as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.