Job 14
1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!
2 He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.
3 And dost Thou open Thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with Thee?
Also — on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with Thee, and Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
If determined are his days, The number of his months [are] with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;
6 Look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.
7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.
From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.
10 But man dieth, and lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he?
And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where [is] he?
11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the river is drained dry;
Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.
12 So man lieth down and riseth not; till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.
13 Oh that Thou wouldest hide me in the nether-world, that Thou wouldest keep me secret, until Thy wrath be past, that Thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! — (Sheol h7585)
O that in Sheol Thou wouldest conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me. (Sheol h7585)
14 If a man die, may he live again? All the days of my service would I wait, till my relief should come —
If a man dieth — doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.
15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands.
Thou dost call, and I — I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.
16 But now Thou numberest my steps, Thou dost not even wait for my sin;
But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.
17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and Thou heapest up mine iniquity.
Sealed up in a bag [is] my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18 And surely the mountain falling crumbleth away, and the rock is removed out of its place;
And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.
19 The waters wear the stones; the overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth; so Thou destroyest the hope of man.
Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.
20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
Thou prevailest [over] him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.
21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he regardeth them not.
Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.
22 But his flesh grieveth for him, and his soul mourneth over him.
Only — his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'
