Job 14
1 Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble:
“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
2 As a flower, he cometh forth—and fadeth, He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
3 And yet upon such a one as this, hast thou opened thine eye? And, him, wouldst thou bring into judgment with thee?
Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one!
Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
5 If determined am his days, the number of his months, is with thee, Fixed times for him, thou hast appointed and he cannot go beyond.
Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
6 Look sway from him, that he may rest, Till he shall pay off, as a hireling, his day.
look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
7 Though there is—for a tree—hope, —if it should be cut down, that, again, it will grow, and, the tender branch thereof, will not cease;
For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
8 If its root, should become old in the earth, and, in the dust, its stock should die:
If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,
9 Through the scent of water, it may break forth, and produce branches like a sapling,
at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.
10 Yet, man, dieth, and is prostrate, Yea the son of earth doth cease to breathe, and where is he?
But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
11 Waters, have failed from, the sea, and, a river, may waste and dry up;
As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,
12 So, a man, hath lain down, and shall not arise, until there are no heavens, they shall not awake, nor be roused up out of their sleep.
so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.
13 Oh that, in hades, thou wouldst hide me! that thou wouldst keep me secret, until the turn of thine anger, that thou wouldst set for me a fixed time, and remember me: (Sheol h7585)
If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me! (Sheol h7585)
14 If a man die, can he live again? All the days of my warfare, would I wait, until my relief should come: —
When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
15 Thou shouldst call, and, I, would answer thee, —For the work of thine own hand, thou shouldst long.
You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.
16 For, now, my steps, thou countest, Thou wilt not pass over my sin:
For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.
17 Sealed up in a bag, is my transgression, and thou hast glued over mine iniquity.
My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.
18 But, in very deed, a mountain falling, will lie prostrate, or, a rock moved out of its place:
But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,
19 Stones, have been hollowed out by waters, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth, and, the hope of mortal man, thou hast destroyed:
as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
20 Thou dost overpower him utterly, and he departeth, Disfiguring his face, so, hast thou sent him away.
You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.
21 His sons, come to honour, and he knoweth it not, Or they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not of them.
If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.
22 But, his flesh, for himself, is in pain, and, his soul, for himself, doth mourn.
He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”
