Job 14

1 Man that is born of a 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 As a flower, he cometh forth—and fadeth, He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; 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 open Thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with Thee?

4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one!

Who can bring a clean thing out of 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 his days are determined, the number of his months is with Thee, and Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

6 Look sway from him, that he may rest, Till he shall pay off, as a hireling, his day.

Look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, 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 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, should become old in the earth, and, in the dust, its stock should die:

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

9 Through the scent of water, it may break forth, and produce branches like a sapling,

Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a 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 lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he?

11 Waters, have failed from, the sea, and, a river, may waste and dry up;

As the waters fail from the sea, and the river is drained dry;

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, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their 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)

Oh that Thou wouldest hide me in the nether-world, 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 warfare, would I wait, until my relief should come: —

If a man die, may he live again? All the days of my service would I wait, till my relief should come —

15 Thou shouldst call, and, I, would answer thee, —For the work of thine own hand, thou shouldst long.

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to 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 dost not even wait for my sin;

17 Sealed up in a bag, is my transgression, and thou hast glued over mine iniquity.

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and Thou heapest up mine iniquity.

18 But, in very deed, a mountain falling, will lie prostrate, or, a rock moved out of its place:

And surely the mountain falling crumbleth away, and the rock is removed out of 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:

The waters wear the stones; the overflowings thereof 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 for ever against him, and he passeth; 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 honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he regardeth them not.

22 But, his flesh, for himself, is in pain, and, his soul, for himself, doth mourn.

But his flesh grieveth for him, and his soul mourneth over him.