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Job 14:1–2

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Man, 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.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Man who is born of a woman

is few of days and full of trouble.

He comes out like a flower and withers;

he flees like a shadow and continues not.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Mortals, born of woman,

are of few days and full of trouble.

They spring up like flowers and wither away;

like fleeting shadows, they do not endure.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Anyone born of woman is short of days and full of trouble.

He blossoms like a flower, then withers;

he flees like a shadow and does not last.

NLTNew Living Translation

“How frail is humanity!

How short is life, how full of trouble!

We blossom like a flower and then wither.

Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“A human being born of a woman

is short of days and full of troubles.

Like a flower he comes up, and he withers away;

and he flees like a shadow, but he does not last.

KJV 1900King James Version

Man that is born of a woman

Is of few days, and full of trouble.

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

He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.