Job 14
1 Man born of a woman is short of days, and sated with harrowing trouble.
Man that is borne of woman, is of short continuance, and full of trouble.
2 Like a flower he cometh forth, and is cut down: and he fleeth like a shadow, and remaineth not.
He shooteth foorth as a flowre, and is cut downe: he vanisheth also as a shadowe, and continueth not.
3 And yet on such a one dost thou open thy eyes, and me thou bringest into judgment with thee?
And yet thou openest thine eyes vpon such one, and causest me to enter into iudgement with thee.
4 Who can make a clean thing out of an unclean? not one [thing].
Who can bring a cleane thing out of filthinesse? there is not one.
5 Seeing that his days are determined, the number of his months are [fixed] with thee, that thou hast set his bounds which he cannot pass:
Are not his dayes determined? the nober of his moneths are with thee: thou hast appointed his boundes, which he can not passe.
6 Turn thyself from him that he may recover from his pain, and be able to enjoy like a hired laborer his day.
Turne from him that he may cease vntill his desired day, as an hyreling.
7 For there is hope for the tree: if it be cut down, it may still sprout again, while its young shoot will not cease.
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 If even its root become old in the earth, and its stock die in the dust:
Though the roote of it waxe olde in the earth, and the stocke thereof be dead in ye ground,
9 Yet through the scent of water will it flourish [again], and produce boughs as though It were newly planted.
Yet by the sent of water it will bud, and bring foorth boughes like a plant.
10 But man dieth, and lieth powerless: yea, the son of earth departeth—and where is he?
But man is sicke, and dyeth, and man perisheth, and where is he?
11 The waters run off from the sea, and the river faileth and drieth up:
As the waters passe from the sea, and as the flood decayeth and dryeth vp,
12 So doth man lie down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they will not awake, and will not be roused out of 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 Oh who would grant that thou mightest hide me in the nether world, that thou mightest conceal me, until thy wrath be appeased, that thou mightest set for me a fixed time, and remember me then! (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 Or, when a man dieth, will he live again? all the days of my time of service would I then wait, till [the hour of] my release were come.
If a man die, shall he liue againe? All the dayes of mine appointed time will I waite, till my changing shall come.
15 Do thou call, and I will truly answer thee: have a desire for the work of thy hands.
Thou shalt call me, and I shall answere thee: thou louest the worke of thine own hands.
16 Yet now thou numberest my steps: and thou waitest not with [the punishment of] my sin.
But nowe thou nombrest my steppes, and doest not delay my sinnes.
17 Sealed up in a bag is my transgression, and thou yet addest to my iniquity.
Mine iniquitie is sealed vp, as in a bagge, and thou addest vnto my wickednesse.
18 But truly a falling mountain will crumble, and [even] a rock is moved 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 water weareth out stones; thou sweepest away their fragments [like] the dust of the earth: and so thou destroyest 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 Thou assailest him with might without ceasing, till he passeth away: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him off.
Thou preuailest alway against him, so that he passeth away: he changeth his face when thou castest him away.
21 His children acquire honor, but he knoweth it not: and they are esteemed little, but he perceiveth nothing of them.
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 body. on him, feeleth pain, and his soul will mourn for him.
But while his flesh is vpon him, he shall be sorowfull, and while his soule is in him, it shall mourne.
