Job 14
1 Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble:
Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
2 As a flower, he cometh forth—and fadeth, He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow, and continues not.
3 And yet upon such a one as this, hast thou opened thine eye? And, him, wouldst thou bring into judgment with thee?
And does you open your eyes on such an one, and bring me into judgment with you?
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 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.
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with you, you have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6 Look sway from him, that he may rest, Till he shall pay off, as a hireling, his day.
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
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 of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8 If its root, should become old in the earth, and, in the dust, its stock should die:
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9 Through the scent of water, it may break forth, and produce branches like a sapling,
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10 Yet, man, dieth, and is prostrate, Yea the son of earth doth cease to breathe, and where is he?
But man dies, and wastes away: yes, man gives up the ghost, and where is he?
11 Waters, have failed from, the sea, and, a river, may waste and dry up;
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decays and dries up:
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 man lies down, and rises not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their 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)
O that you would hide me in the grave, that you would keep me secret, until your wrath be past, that you would appoint me a set time, and 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: —
If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
15 Thou shouldst call, and, I, would answer thee, —For the work of thine own hand, thou shouldst long.
You shall call, and I will answer you: you will have a desire to the work of your hands.
16 For, now, my steps, thou countest, Thou wilt not pass over my sin:
For now you number my steps: do you not watch over my sin?
17 Sealed up in a bag, is my transgression, and thou hast glued over mine iniquity.
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and you sew up my iniquity.
18 But, in very deed, a mountain falling, will lie prostrate, or, a rock moved out of its place:
And surely the mountains falling comes to nothing, and the rock is removed out of his 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:
The waters wear the stones: you wash away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and you destroy the hope of man.
20 Thou dost overpower him utterly, and he departeth, Disfiguring his face, so, hast thou sent him away.
You prevail for ever against him, and he passes: 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.
His sons come to honor, and he knows it not; and they are brought low, but he perceives it not of them.
22 But, his flesh, for himself, is in pain, and, his soul, for himself, doth mourn.
But his flesh on him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
