Genesis 18:27
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NRSV
Abraham answered, “Let me take it upon myself to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. (NRSV)
KJV
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
See Made from the dust. The BASF Clause 4 references this verse when speaking of "the first man ... Adam, whom God created out of the dust of the ground as a living soul, or natural body of life..."
This passage was referenced here (2.5.1) in our response to the AACE discussion questions.