Job 14
1 Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble:
Man, that is born of 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 cometh forth as a flower, and is cut down; He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth 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 dost thou fix thine eyes upon such a one? And dost thou bring me into judgment with thee?
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one!
Who can produce a clean thing from 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 that his days are determined, And the number of his months, with thee, And that thou hast appointed him bounds which he cannot pass,
6 Look sway from him, that he may rest, Till he shall pay off, as a hireling, his day.
O turn thine eyes from him, and let him rest, That he may enjoy, as a 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 for a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender branches will not fail;
8 If its root, should become old in the earth, and, in the dust, its stock should die:
Though its root may have grown old in the earth, And though its trunk be dead upon the ground,
9 Through the scent of water, it may break forth, and produce branches like a sapling,
Through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs, like a young plant.
10 Yet, man, dieth, and is prostrate, Yea the son of earth doth cease to breathe, and where is he?
But man dieth, and he is gone! Man expireth, and where is he?
11 Waters, have failed from, the sea, and, a river, may waste and dry up;
The waters fail from the lake; And the stream wasteth and drieth 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 lieth down, and riseth not; Till the heavens be no more, he shall not awake, Nor be roused from his 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 thou wouldst hide me in the under-world! That thou wouldst conceal me till thy wrath be past! That thou wouldst appoint me a time, 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: —
If a man die, can he live again? All the days of my war-service would I wait, Till my change should come.
15 Thou shouldst call, and, I, would answer thee, —For the work of thine own hand, thou shouldst long.
Thou wilt call, and I will answer thee; Thou wilt have compassion upon the work of thy hands!
16 For, now, my steps, thou countest, Thou wilt not pass over my sin:
But now thou numberest my steps; Thou watchest over my sins.
17 Sealed up in a bag, is my transgression, and thou hast glued over mine iniquity.
My transgression is sealed up in a bag; Yea, thou addest unto my iniquity.
18 But, in very deed, a mountain falling, will lie prostrate, or, a rock moved out of its place:
As the mountain falling cometh to nought, And the 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:
As the waters wear away the stones, And the floods wash away the dust of the earth, So thou destroyest the hope of man.
20 Thou dost overpower him utterly, and he departeth, Disfiguring his face, so, hast thou sent him away.
Thou prevailest against him continually, and he perisheth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest 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, but he knoweth it not; Or they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not.
22 But, his flesh, for himself, is in pain, and, his soul, for himself, doth mourn.
But his flesh shall have pain for itself alone; For itself alone shall his soul mourn.
