memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris
2006-12-08 09:15:34 · 6 answers · asked by ◄☯♫ vanitee of vanitees ♫☯► 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Remember, man, that you are dust and will return to dust.
(Genesis 3:19 paraphrased)
2006-12-08 09:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by lastuntakenscreenname 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Others have already given you the translation, so I'll just add that this piece of Latin liturgy of the Ash Wednesday is based on the Latin translation of a verse in the Bible - Genesis 3, verse 19, where God speaks to Adam after the Fall: "In sudore vultus tui vesceris pane, donec revertaris in terram de qua sumptus es: quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris." "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return to the earth out of which thou wast taken: for dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return."
2006-12-08 09:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by AskAsk 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Latin's a bit rusty, but my closest guess:
Remember man...you are dust, and you shall return to dust.
Isn't that in the Bible?
2006-12-08 09:21:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Remember, man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return. I believe its a religious passage.
2006-12-08 09:19:02 · answer #4 · answered by Drew P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Remember, man, that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return."
From the Ashing service on Ash Wednesday.
2006-12-08 09:18:01 · answer #5 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Someone did do it so someone can. The answer is... Yes.
2006-12-08 09:21:07 · answer #6 · answered by partout250 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋