Job 14
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1“Man who is born of woman Is of few days and full of trouble.1Anyone born of woman is short of days and full of trouble.
2He comes forth like a flower and fades away; He flees like a shadow and does not continue.2He blossoms like a flower, then withers; he flees like a shadow and does not last.
3And do You open Your eyes on such a one, And bring me to judgment with Yourself?3Do you really take notice of one like this? Will you bring me into judgment against you?
4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one!4Who can produce something pure from what is impure? No one!
5Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.5Since a person's days are determined and the number of his months depends on you, and since you have set limits he cannot pass,
6Look away from him that he may rest, Till like a hired man he finishes his day.6look away from him and let him rest so that he can enjoy his day like a hired worker.
7“For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease.7There is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its shoots will not die.
8Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground,8If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump starts to die in the soil,
9Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant.9the scent of water makes it thrive and produce twigs like a sapling.
10But man dies and is laid away; Indeed he breathes his last And where is he?10But a person dies and fades away; he breathes his last--where is he?
11As water disappears from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dries up,11As water disappears from a lake and a river becomes parched and dry,
12So man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, They will not awake Nor be roused from their sleep.12so people lie down never to rise again. They will not wake up until the heavens are no more; they will not stir from their sleep.
13“Oh, that You would hide me in the grave, That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past, That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me!13If only you would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until your anger passes. If only you would appoint a time for me and then remember me.
14If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, Till my change comes.14When a person dies, will he come back to life? If so, I would wait all the days of my struggle until my relief comes.
15You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands.15You would call, and I would answer you. You would long for the work of your hands.
16For now You number my steps, But do not watch over my sin.16For then you would count my steps but would not take note of my sin.
17My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover my iniquity.17My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag, and you would cover over my iniquity.
18“But as a mountain falls and crumbles away, And as a rock is moved from its place;18But as a mountain collapses and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,
19As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man.19as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil from the land, so you destroy a man's hope.
20You prevail forever against him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.20You completely overpower him, and he passes on; you change his appearance and send him away.
21His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.21If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.
22But his flesh will be in pain over it, And his soul will mourn over it.”22He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
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