Job 14

1 “Man, who 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 He grows up like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn’t continue.

He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

3 Do you open your eyes on such a one, and bring me into judgment with you?

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 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can’t 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 Look away from him, that he may rest, until he accomplishes, as a hireling, his day.

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

7 “For there is hope for a tree if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it 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 Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,

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

9 yet through the scent of water it will bud, and sprout boughs like a plant.

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

10 But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

But man dieth, and lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he?

11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes and dries up,

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

12 so man lies down and doesn’t rise. Until the heavens are no more, they will not awake, nor be roused 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 you would hide me in Sheol, that you would keep me secret until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set 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 dies, will he live again? I would wait all the days of my warfare, until my release 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 You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire for the work of your hands.

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands.

16 But now you count my steps. Don’t you watch over my sin?

But now Thou numberest my steps, Thou dost not even wait for my sin;

17 My disobedience is sealed up in a bag. You fasten up my iniquity.

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

18 “But the mountain falling comes to nothing. The rock is removed out of its place.

And surely the mountain falling crumbleth away, and the rock is removed out of its place;

19 The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.

The waters wear the stones; the overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth; so Thou destroyest the hope of man.

20 You forever prevail against him, and he departs. You change his face, and send 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, and he doesn’t know it. They are brought low, but he doesn’t perceive it 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 on him has pain, and his soul within him mourns.”

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