עָפָר

From LSJ

Μή μοι γένοιθ', ἃ βούλομ', ἀλλ' ἃ συμφέρει → Ne sit mihi, quod cupio, sed quod expedit → nicht was ich will, geschehe mir, doch was mir nützt

Menander, Monostichoi, 366

English (Strong)

from עָפַר; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud: ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.