Job 14
1 Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.
Man, that is born of woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.
2 He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He too flees as a shadow, and does not continue.
He cometh forth as a flower, and is cut down; He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3 And do thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bring me into judgment with thee?
And dost thou fix thine eyes upon such a one? And dost thou bring me into judgment with thee?
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
Who can produce a clean thing from an unclean? Not one.
5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass,
Seeing that his days are determined, And the number of his months, with thee, And that thou hast appointed him bounds which he cannot pass,
6 look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
O turn thine eyes from him, and let him rest, That he may enjoy, as a hireling, his day!
7 For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch of it will not cease.
For there is hope for a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender branches will not fail;
8 Though the root of it grows old in the earth, and the trunk of it dies in the ground,
Though its root may have grown old in the earth, And though its trunk be dead upon the ground,
9 yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.
Through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs, like a young plant.
10 But man dies, and is laid low. Yea, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?
But man dieth, and he is gone! Man expireth, and where is he?
11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes away and dries up,
The waters fail from the lake; And the stream wasteth and drieth up;
12 so man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
So man lieth down, and riseth not; Till the heavens be no more, he shall not awake, Nor be roused from his sleep.
13 O that thou would hide me in Sheol, that thou would keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou would appoint for me a set time, and remember me! (Sheol h7585)
O that thou wouldst hide me in the under-world! That thou wouldst conceal me till thy wrath be past! That thou wouldst appoint me a time, and then remember me! (Sheol h7585)
14 If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare I would wait till my release should come.
If a man die, can he live again? All the days of my war-service would I wait, Till my change should come.
15 Thou would call, and I would answer thee. Thou would have a desire to the work of thy hands.
Thou wilt call, and I will answer thee; Thou wilt have compassion upon the work of thy hands!
16 But now thou number my steps. Do thou not watch over my sin?
But now thou numberest my steps; Thou watchest over my sins.
17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou fasten up my iniquity.
My transgression is sealed up in a bag; Yea, thou addest unto my iniquity.
18 But the falling mountain comes to nothing, and the rock is removed out of its place.
As the mountain falling cometh to nought, And the rock is removed from its place;
19 The waters wear the stones. The overflowings of it wash away the dust of the earth. So thou destroy the hope of man.
As the waters wear away the stones, And the floods wash away the dust of the earth, So thou destroyest the hope of man.
20 Thou prevail forever against him, and he passes. Thou change his countenance, and send him away.
Thou prevailest against him continually, and he perisheth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it, and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it of them.
His sons come to honor, but he knoweth it not; Or they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not.
22 But his flesh upon him has pain, and his soul within him mourns.
But his flesh shall have pain for itself alone; For itself alone shall his soul mourn.
