Job 14
1 Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble:
“Man, born of woman! 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.
As a flower he has gone forth, and is cut off, And he flees as a shadow and does not stand.
3 And yet upon such a one as this, hast thou opened thine eye? And, him, wouldst thou bring into judgment with thee?
Also—on this You have opened Your eyes, and bring me into judgment with You.
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one!
Who gives 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.
If his days are determined, The number of his months [are] with You, You have made his limit, And he does not pass over;
6 Look sway from him, that he may rest, Till he shall pay off, as a hireling, his day.
Look away from off him that he may cease, Until he enjoy as a hired worker 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 for a tree, if it is cut down, That it changes again, That its tender branch does not cease.
8 If its root, should become old in the earth, and, in the dust, its stock should die:
If its root becomes old in the earth, And its stem dies in the dust,
9 Through the scent of water, it may break forth, and produce branches like a sapling,
From the fragrance of water it flourishes, And has made a crop as a plant.
10 Yet, man, dieth, and is prostrate, Yea the son of earth doth cease to breathe, and where is he?
And a man dies, and becomes weak, And man expires, and where [is] he?
11 Waters, have failed from, the sea, and, a river, may waste and dry up;
Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becomes waste 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.
And man has lain down, and does not rise, Until the wearing out of the heavens they do not awaken, Nor are roused from 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 conceal me in Sheol, Hide me until the turning of Your anger, Set a limit for me, 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 dies—does he revive? All [the] days of my warfare I wait, until my change comes.
15 Thou shouldst call, and, I, would answer thee, —For the work of thine own hand, thou shouldst long.
You call, and I answer You; To the work of Your hands You have desire.
16 For, now, my steps, thou countest, Thou wilt not pass over my sin:
But now, You number my steps, You do 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 yet, a falling mountain wastes away, and a rock is removed 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:
Waters have worn away stones, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And You have destroyed the hope of man.
20 Thou dost overpower him utterly, and he departeth, Disfiguring his face, so, hast thou sent him away.
You prevail [over] him forever, and he goes, He is changing his countenance, And You 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 are honored, and he does not know; And they are little, and he does not attend to them.
22 But, his flesh, for himself, is in pain, and, his soul, for himself, doth mourn.
Only—his flesh is pained for him, And his soul mourns for him.”
