| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1"Man, who is born of woman, Is short-lived and full of turmoil. | 1“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. |
| 2"Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain. | 2Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. |
| 3"You also open Your eyes on him And bring him into judgment with Yourself. | 3Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You? |
| 4"Who can make the clean out of the unclean? No one! | 4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one! |
| 5"Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And his limits You have set so that he cannot pass. | 5Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed, |
| 6"Turn Your gaze from him that he may rest, Until he fulfills his day like a hired man. | 6look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand. |
| 7"For there is hope for a tree, When it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And its shoots will not fail. | 7For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail. |
| 8"Though its roots grow old in the ground And its stump dies in the dry soil, | 8If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, |
| 9At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant. | 9at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling. |
| 10"But man dies and lies prostrate. Man expires, and where is he? | 10But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he? |
| 11"As water evaporates from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dried up, | 11As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry, |
| 12So man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep. | 12so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep. |
| 13"Oh that You would hide me in Sheol, That You would conceal me until Your wrath returns to You, That You would set a limit for me and remember me! | 13If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me! |
| 14"If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my struggle I will wait Until my change comes. | 14When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes. |
| 15"You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands. | 15You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands. |
| 16"For now You number my steps, You do not observe my sin. | 16For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin. |
| 17"My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You wrap up my iniquity. | 17My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity. |
| 18"But the falling mountain crumbles away, And the rock moves from its place; | 18But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place, |
| 19Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You destroy man's hope. | 19as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope. |
| 20"You forever overpower him and he departs; You change his appearance and send him away. | 20You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away. |
| 21"His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it; Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it. | 21If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware. |
| 22"But his body pains him, And he mourns only for himself." | 22He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.” |
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