Job 14
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Job 14
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| Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. | As for man, the son of woman, his days are short and full of trouble. |
| He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. | He comes out like a flower, and is cut down: he goes in flight like a shade, and is never seen again. |
| And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee? | Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him? |
| Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. | If only a clean thing might come out of an unclean! But it is not possible. |
| Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; | If his days are ordered, and you have knowledge of the number of his months, having given him a fixed limit past which he may not go; |
| Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day. | Let your eyes be turned away from him, and take your hand from him, so that he may have pleasure at the end of his day, like a servant working for payment. |
| 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. | For there is hope of a tree; if it is cut down, it will come to life again, and its branches will not come to an end. |
| Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground; | Though its root may be old in the earth, and its cut-off end may be dead in the dust; |
| Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant. | Still, at the smell of water, it will make buds, and put out branches like a young plant. |
| But man dieth, and is laid low: Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? | But man comes to his death and is gone: he gives up his spirit, and where is he? |
| [As] the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up; | The waters go from a pool, and a river becomes waste and dry; |
| 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 man goes down to his last resting-place and comes not again: till the heavens come to an end, they will not be awake or come out of their sleep. |
| 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! | If only you would keep me safe in the underworld, putting me in a secret place till your wrath is past, giving me a fixed time when I might come to your memory again! |
| If a man die, shall he live [again]? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Till my release should come. | If death takes a man, will he come to life again? All the days of my trouble I would be waiting, till the time came for me to be free. |
| Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands. | At the sound of your voice I would give an answer, and you would have a desire for the work of your hands. |
| But now thou numberest my steps: Dost thou not watch over my sin? | For now my steps are numbered by you, and my sin is not overlooked. |
| My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And thou fastenest up mine iniquity. | My wrongdoing is corded up in a bag, and my sin is shut up safe. |
| But the mountain falling cometh to nought; And the rock is removed out of its place; | But truly a mountain falling comes to dust, and a rock is moved from its place; |
| The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man. | The stones are crushed small by the force of the waters; the dust of the earth is washed away by their overflowing: and so you put an end to the hope of man. |
| Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. | You overcome him for ever, and he is gone; his face is changed in death, and you send him away. |
| His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them. | His sons come to honour, and he has no knowledge of it; they are made low, but he is not conscious of it. |
| But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth. | Only his flesh still has pain, and his soul is sad. |
