Job 14

1“Man who is born of a woman

is of few days and full of trouble. # Job 5:7; Ecc 2:23

2He comes forth like a flower and withers; # 1Pe 1:24

he flees like a shadow and does not continue. # Job 8:9

3Do You open Your eyes on such a one, # Ps 144:3

and bring me into judgment with You? # Ps 143:2

4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? # Job 15:14; Jn 3:6

There is no one.

5Seeing his days are determined,

the number of his months are with You; # Job 7:1; 21:21

You have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; # Dt 32:8; Ac 17:26

6turn from him, that he may rest, # Job 7:19

until he, as a hired man, finishes his day. # Ps 39:13

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.

8Though its root may grow old in the earth,

and its stump may die in the ground,

9yet at the scent of water it will bud

and bring forth boughs like a plant.

10But man dies and wastes away;

yes, man gives up his breath, and where is he?

11As the waters disappear from the sea,

and the flood shrivels and dries up, # Isa 19:5

12so man lies down and does not rise;

until the heavens are no more, # Ac 3:21 he will not awake,

nor be raised out of his sleep. # Job 3:13

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!

14If a man dies, will he live again?

All the days of my service I will wait,

until my relief comes. # Job 7:1; 13:15

15You will call, and I will answer You; # Job 13:22

You will long for the work of Your hands. # Job 10:3

16For now You number my steps; # Job 31:4

do You not observe my sin? # Job 10:6

17My transgression is sealed up in a bag, # Dt 32:34; Hos 13:12

and You plaster over my iniquity.

18“Surely the mountain falling comes to nothing,

and the rock is removed out of its place. # Job 18:4

19The waters wear away the stones;

its overflow washes away the dust of the earth;

and You destroy the hope of man.

20You prevail forever against him, and he passes on;

changing his countenance, You send him away.

21His sons come to honor, and he does not know it;

and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it. # Ecc 9:5; Isa 63:16

22But his flesh on him will have pain,

and his soul within him will mourn.”

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Job 14

1Man that is born of a woman

Is of few days, and full of trouble.

2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down:

He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one,

And bringest me into judgment with thee?

4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?

Not one.

5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee,

Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

6Turn from him, that he may rest,

Till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

7For 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.

8Though 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 bring forth boughs like a plant.

10But man dieth, and wasteth away:

Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

11 As the waters fail from the sea,

And the flood decayeth and drieth up:

12So man lieth down, and riseth not:

Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake,

Nor be raised out of their sleep.

13O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave,

That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past,

That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

14If a man die, shall he live again?

All the days of my appointed time will I wait,

Till my change come.

15Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee:

Thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

16For now thou numberest my steps:

Dost thou not watch over my sin?

17My transgression is sealed up in a bag,

And thou sewest up mine iniquity.

18And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought,

And the rock is removed out of his place.

19The waters wear the stones:

Thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth;

And thou destroyest the hope of man.

20Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth:

Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

21His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not;

And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

22But his flesh upon him shall have pain,

And his soul within him shall mourn.

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