< Job 14 >
1 Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!
man to beget woman short day and sated turmoil
2 As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.
like/as flower to come out: issue and to languish and to flee like/as shadow and not to stand: stand
3 Also — on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.
also upon this to open eye your and [obj] me to come (in): bring in/on/with justice: judgement with you
4 Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
who? to give: give pure from 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;
if to decide day his number month his with you (statute: allotment his *Q(K)*) to make and not to pass
6 Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.
to gaze from upon him and to cease till to accept like/as hired day his
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 to/for tree hope if to cut: cut and still to pass and shoot his not to cease
8 If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,
if be old in/on/with land: soil root his and in/on/with dust to die stock his
9 From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.
from aroma water to sprout and to make foliage like plantation
10 And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where [is] he?
and great man to die and to weaken and to die man and where? he
11 Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.
be gone water from sea and river to dry and to wither
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.
and man to lie down: lay down and not to arise: rise till lest heaven not to awake and not to rouse from sleep their
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 )
who? to give: if only! in/on/with hell: Sheol to treasure me to hide me till to return: turn back face: anger your to set: appoint to/for me statute: portion and to remember me (Sheol )
14 If a man dieth — doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.
if to die great man to live all day army: duty my to wait: wait till to come (in): come change my
15 Thou dost call, and I — I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.
to call: call to and I to answer you to/for deed: work hand your to long
16 But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.
for now step my to recount not to keep: look at upon sin my
17 Sealed up in a bag [is] my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.
to seal in/on/with bundle transgression my and to smear upon iniquity: crime my
18 And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.
and but mountain: mount to fall: fall to wither and rock to proceed from place his
19 Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.
stone to beat water to overflow outpouring her dust land: soil and hope human to perish
20 Thou prevailest [over] him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.
to prevail him to/for perpetuity and to go: went to change face his and to send: depart him
21 Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.
to honor: honour son: child his and not to know and be little and not to understand to/for them
22 Only — his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'
surely flesh his upon him to pain and soul: myself his upon him to mourn