Job 14
1 Man, born of woman! 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 hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3 Also — on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
4 Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
5 If determined are his days, The number of his months [are] with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6 Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
7 For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth 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 becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9 From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10 And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where [is] he?
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
11 Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12 And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
13 O that in Sheol Thou wouldest conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me. (Sheol h7585)
O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! (Sheol h7585)
14 If a man dieth — doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change 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 dost call, and I — I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
16 But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.
For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
17 Sealed up in a bag [is] my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18 And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.
And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
19 Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.
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.
20 Thou prevailest [over] him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21 Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
22 Only — his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'
But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
