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 comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He too flees as a shadow, and does not continue.

He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow, and continues not.

3 And do thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bring me into judgment with thee?

And does you open your eyes upon such an one, and bring me into judgment with you?

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 thee, and thou have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass,

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with you, you have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

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

Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a worker, his day.

7 For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and 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 the root of it grows old in the earth, and the trunk of it 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 put forth boughs like a plant.

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

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

But man dies, and wastes away: yea, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

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

As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decays and dries up:

12 so man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.

So man lies down, and rises not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

13 O that thou would hide me in Sheol, that thou would keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou would appoint for me a set time, and remember me! (Sheol h7585)

O that you would hide me in the grave, that you would keep me secret, until your wrath be past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me! (Sheol h7585)

14 If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare I would wait till my release should 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 would call, and I would answer thee. Thou would have a desire to the work of thy hands.

You shall call, and I will answer you: you will have a desire to the work of your hands.

16 But now thou number my steps. Do thou not watch over my sin?

For now you number my steps: do you not watch over my sin?

17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou fasten up my iniquity.

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and you sew up mine iniquity.

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

And surely the mountains falling comes to nothing, and the rock is removed out of his place.

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

The waters wear the stones: you wash away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and you destroys the hope of man.

20 Thou prevail forever against him, and he passes. Thou change his countenance, and send him away.

You prevail for ever against him, and he passes: you change his countenance, and send him away.

21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it, and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it of them.

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

22 But his flesh upon him has pain, and his soul within him mourns.

But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.