“1 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. 3 And dost thou open thine eyes
upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? 4 Who can
bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one. 5 Seeing his days
[are] determined, the number of his months [are] with thee, thou hast
appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; 6 Turn from him, that he may
rest, till he shall accomplish, as an 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. 8 Though 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. 10 But 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: 12 So man lieth down, and riseth
not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised
out of their sleep. 13 O 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! 14 If a man die, shall
he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my
change come. 15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have
a desire to the work of thine hands.”
“16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
17 My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine
iniquity. 18 And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the
rock is removed out of his place. 19 The 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. 20 Thou prevailest for ever against
him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest 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. 22 But his flesh upon
him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.” (Job 14:1-22
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