Job 14

1 Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble.

Man that is borne of woman, is of short continuance, and full of trouble.

2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

He shooteth foorth as a flowre, and is cut downe: he vanisheth also as a shadowe, and continueth not.

3 And dost thou open thy eyes upon such one, and bring me 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 bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one.

Who can bring a cleane thing out of filthinesse? there is not one.

5 Seeing his days [are] determined, the number of his months [is] with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that 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 from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

Turne from him that he may cease vntill his desired day, as an hyreling.

7 For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender branch 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 Though its root shall become old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground;

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 it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.

Yet by the sent of water it will bud, and bring foorth boughes like a plant.

10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yes, man yieldeth his breath, and where [is] he?

But man is sicke, and dyeth, and man perisheth, and where is he?

11 [As] the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

As the waters passe from the sea, and as the flood decayeth and dryeth vp,

12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [shall be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised 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 O that thou wouldst hide me in the grave, that thou wouldst keep me secret, until thy wrath is past, that thou wouldst appoint me a set time, and remember me! (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 If a man dieth, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change shall 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 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thy hands.

Thou shalt call me, and I shall answere thee: thou louest the worke of thine own hands.

16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

But nowe thou nombrest my steppes, and doest not delay my sinnes.

17 My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up my iniquity.

Mine iniquitie is sealed vp, as in a bagge, and thou addest vnto my wickednesse.

18 And surely the mountain falling cometh to naught, and the rock is removed 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 waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow [out] of the dust of the earth; and 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 prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

Thou preuailest alway against him, so that he passeth away: he changeth his face when thou castest him away.

21 His sons come to honor, and he knoweth [it] not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth [it] not 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 flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.

But while his flesh is vpon him, he shall be sorowfull, and while his soule is in him, it shall mourne.