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

As a flower, he cometh forth—and fadeth, He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

And yet upon such a one as this, hast thou opened thine eye? And, him, wouldst thou bring 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 thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

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.

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

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

7 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.

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;

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

If its root, should become old in the earth, and, in the dust, its stock should die:

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

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

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

Yet, man, dieth, and is prostrate, Yea the son of earth doth cease to breathe, and where is he?

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

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

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

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.

13 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)

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)

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

If a man die, can he live again? All the days of my warfare, would I wait, until my relief should come: —

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

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

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

For, now, my steps, thou countest, Thou wilt not pass over my sin:

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

Thou dost overpower him utterly, and he departeth, Disfiguring his face, so, hast thou sent him away.

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

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

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

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