Job 14
1 Man that is borne of woman, is of short continuance, and full of trouble.
Man, who is born of woman, lives only a few days and is full of trouble.
2 He shooteth foorth as a flowre, and is cut downe: he vanisheth also as a shadowe, and continueth not.
He sprouts from the ground like a flower and is cut down; he flees like a shadow and does not last.
3 And yet thou openest thine eyes vpon such one, and causest me to enter into iudgement with thee.
Do you look at any of these? Do you bring me into judgment with you?
4 Who can bring a cleane thing out of filthinesse? there is not one.
Who can bring something clean out of something unclean? No one.
5 Are not his dayes determined? the nober of his moneths are with thee: thou hast appointed his boundes, which he can not passe.
Man's days are determined. The number of his months is with you; you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass.
6 Turne from him that he may cease vntill his desired day, as an hyreling.
Look away from him that he may rest, so that he may enjoy his day like a hired man if he can do so.
7 For there is hope of a tree, if it bee cut downe, that it will yet sproute, and the branches thereof will not cease.
There can be hope for a tree; if it is cut down, it might sprout again, so that its tender stalk does not disappear.
8 Though the roote of it waxe olde in the earth, and the stocke thereof be dead in ye ground,
Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the ground,
9 Yet by the sent of water it will bud, and bring foorth boughes like a plant.
yet even if it only smells water, it will bud and send out branches like a plant.
10 But man is sicke, and dyeth, and man perisheth, and where is he?
But man dies; he becomes weak; indeed, man stops breathing, and then where is he?
11 As the waters passe from the sea, and as the flood decayeth and dryeth vp,
As water disappears from a lake, and as a river loses water and dries up,
12 So man sleepeth and riseth not: for hee shall not wake againe, nor be raised from his sleepe till the heauen be no more.
so people lie down and do not rise again. Until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor be roused out of their sleep.
13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in the graue, and keepe me secret, vntill thy wrath were past, and wouldest giue me terme, and remember me. (Sheol h7585)
Oh, that you would hide me away in Sheol away from troubles, and that you would keep me in private until your wrath is over, that you would set me a fixed time to stay there and then call me to mind! (Sheol h7585)
14 If a man die, shall he liue againe? All the dayes of mine appointed time will I waite, till my changing shall come.
If a man dies, will he live again? If so, I would wish to wait all my weary time there until my release should come.
15 Thou shalt call me, and I shall answere thee: thou louest the worke of thine own hands.
You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire for the work of your hands.
16 But nowe thou nombrest my steppes, and doest not delay my sinnes.
You would number and care for my footsteps; you would not keep track of my sin.
17 Mine iniquitie is sealed vp, as in a bagge, and thou addest vnto my wickednesse.
My transgression would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover up my iniquity.
18 And surely as the mountaine that falleth, commeth to nought, and the rocke that is remooued from his place:
But even mountains fall and come to nothing; even rocks are moved out of their place;
19 As the water breaketh the stones, when thou ouerflowest the things which growe in the dust of ye earth: so thou destroyest ye hope of man.
the waters wear down the stones; their flooding washes away the dust of the earth. Like this, you destroy the hope of man.
20 Thou preuailest alway against him, so that he passeth away: he changeth his face when thou castest him away.
You always defeat him, and he passes away; you change his face and send him away to die.
21 And he knoweth not if his sonnes shall be honourable, neither shall he vnderstand concerning them, whether they shalbe of lowe degree,
If his sons are honored, he does not know it; and if they are brought low, he does not see it.
22 But while his flesh is vpon him, he shall be sorowfull, and while his soule is in him, it shall mourne.
He feels only the pain of his own body, and he mourns for himself.
