Job 14

1 Man, that is born of woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.

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

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

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

3 And dost thou fix thine eyes upon such a one? And dost thou 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 can produce a clean thing from an unclean? Not one.

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

5 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,

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

6 O turn thine eyes from him, and let him rest, That he may enjoy, as a hireling, his day!

Look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

7 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;

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 Though its root may have grown old in the earth, And though its trunk be dead upon the ground,

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

9 Through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs, like a young plant.

Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.

10 But man dieth, and he is gone! Man expireth, and where is he?

But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

11 The waters fail from the lake; And the stream wasteth and drieth up;

[As] the waters fail from the sea, and the river decayeth and drieth up;

12 So man lieth down, and riseth not; Till the heavens be no more, he shall not awake, Nor be roused from his sleep.

So man lieth down and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.

13 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)

Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, 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 die, can he live again? All the days of my war-service would I wait, Till my change should come.

If a man die, shall he live [again]? all the days of my warfare would I wait, till my release should come.

15 Thou wilt call, and I will answer thee; Thou wilt have compassion upon the work of thy hands!

Thou shouldest call, and I would answer thee: thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thine hands.

16 But now thou numberest my steps; Thou watchest over my sins.

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

17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag; Yea, thou addest unto my iniquity.

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou fastenest up mine iniquity.

18 As the mountain falling cometh to nought, And the rock is removed from its place;

And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place;

19 As the waters wear away the stones, And the floods wash away the dust of the earth, So thou destroyest the hope of man.

The waters wear the stones; the overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: and thou destroyest the hope of man.

20 Thou prevailest against him continually, and he perisheth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

21 His sons come to honor, but he knoweth it not; Or they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not.

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

22 But his flesh shall have pain for itself alone; For itself alone shall his soul mourn.

But his flesh upon him hath pain, and his soul within him mourneth.