Job 14

1 For a mortal born of a woman [is] short lived, and full of wrath.

Man that is borne of woman, is of short continuance, and full of trouble.

2 Or he falls like a flower that has bloomed; and he departs like a shadow, and can’t continue.

He shooteth foorth as a flowre, and is cut downe: he vanisheth also as a shadowe, and continueth not.

3 Hast you not taken account even of him, and caused him to enter into judgment before you?

And yet thou openest thine eyes vpon such one, and causest me to enter into iudgement with thee.

4 For who shall be pure from uncleanness? not even one;

Who can bring a cleane thing out of filthinesse? there is not one.

5 if even his life should be [but] one day upon the earth: and his months are numbered by him: you have appointed [him] for a time, and he shall by no means exceed [it].

Are not his dayes determined? the nober of his moneths are with thee: thou hast appointed his boundes, which he can not passe.

6 Depart from him, that he may be quiet, and take pleasure in his life, [though] as a hireling.

Turne from him that he may cease vntill his desired day, as an hyreling.

7 For there is hope for a tree, even if it should be cut down, [that] it shall blossom again, and its branch shall not fail.

For there is hope of a tree, if it bee cut downe, that it will yet sproute, and the branches thereof will not cease.

8 For though its root should grow old in the earth, and its stem die in the rock;

Though the roote of it waxe olde in the earth, and the stocke thereof be dead in ye ground,

9 it will blossom from the scent of water, and will produce a crop, as one newly planted.

Yet by the sent of water it will bud, and bring foorth boughes like a plant.

10 But a man that has died is utterly gone; and when a mortal has fallen, he is no more.

But man is sicke, and dyeth, and man perisheth, and where is he?

11 For the sea wastes in [length of] time, and a river fails and is dried up.

As the waters passe from the sea, and as the flood decayeth and dryeth vp,

12 And man that has lain down [in death] shall certainly not rise again till the heaven be dissolved, and they shall not awake from their sleep.

So man sleepeth and riseth not: for hee shall not wake againe, nor be raised from his sleepe till the heauen be no more.

13 For oh that you had kept me in the grave, and had hidden me until your wrath should cease, and you should set me a time in which you would remember me! (Sheol h7585)

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)

14 For if a man should die, shall he live [again], having accomplished the days of his life? I will wait till I exist again?

If a man die, shall he liue againe? All the dayes of mine appointed time will I waite, till my changing shall come.

15 Then shall you call, and I will listen to you: but do not you reject the work of your hands.

Thou shalt call me, and I shall answere thee: thou louest the worke of thine own hands.

16 But you have numbered my devices: and not one of my sins shall escape you?

But nowe thou nombrest my steppes, and doest not delay my sinnes.

17 An you have sealed up my transgressions in a bag, and marked if I have been guilty of any transgression unawares.

Mine iniquitie is sealed vp, as in a bagge, and thou addest vnto my wickednesse.

18 And verily a mountain falling will utterly be destroyed, and a rock shall be worn out of its place.

And surely as the mountaine that falleth, commeth to nought, and the rocke that is remooued from his place:

19 The waters wear the stones, and waters falling headlong [overflow] a heap of the earth: and you destroy the hope of man.

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.

20 You drive him to an end, and he is gone: you set your face against him, and send him away;

Thou preuailest alway against him, so that he passeth away: he changeth his face when thou castest him away.

21 and though his children be multiplied, he knows [it] not; and if they be few, he is not aware.

And he knoweth not if his sonnes shall be honourable, neither shall he vnderstand concerning them, whether they shalbe of lowe degree,

22 But his flesh is in pain, and his soul mourns.

But while his flesh is vpon him, he shall be sorowfull, and while his soule is in him, it shall mourne.