Job 14
1 Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble.
Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.
2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He too flees as a shadow, and does not continue.
3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
And do thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bring me into judgment with thee?
4 Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
5 Seeing his days [are] determined, the number of his months [are] with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass,
6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a 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 hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch of it will not cease.
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Though the root of it grows old in the earth, and the trunk of it dies in the ground,
9 [Yet] through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.
10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where [is] he?
But man dies, and is laid low. Yea, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?
11 [As] the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes away and dries up,
12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
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.
13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, 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 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)
14 If a man die, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare I would wait till my release should come.
15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
Thou would call, and I would answer thee. Thou would have a desire to the work of thy hands.
16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
But now thou number my steps. Do thou not watch over my sin?
17 My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou fasten up my iniquity.
18 And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
But the falling mountain comes to nothing, and the rock is removed out of its place.
19 The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow [out] of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
The waters wear the stones. The overflowings of it wash away the dust of the earth. So thou destroy the hope of man.
20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
Thou prevail forever against him, and he passes. Thou change his countenance, and send him away.
21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth [it] not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth [it] not of them.
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it, and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it of them.
22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
But his flesh upon him has pain, and his soul within him mourns.
