10 But a man dies and is laid low;

he breathes his last and is no more.

11 As the water of a lake dries up

or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,

12 so he lies down and does not rise;

till the heavens are no more, people will not awake

or be roused from their sleep.

13 “If only you would hide me in the grave

and conceal me till your anger has passed!

If only you would set me a time

and then remember me!

14 If someone dies, will they live again?

All the days of my hard service

I will wait for my renewal to come.

15 You will call and I will answer you;

you will long for the creature your hands have made.

16 Surely then you will count my steps

but not keep track of my sin.

17 My offenses will be sealed up in a bag;

you will cover over my sin.

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.

10 “But when people die, their strength is gone.

They breathe their last, and then where are they?

11 As water evaporates from a lake

and a river disappears in drought,

12 people are laid to rest and do not rise again.

Until the heavens are no more, they will not wake up

nor be roused from their sleep.

13 “I wish you would hide me in the grave

and forget me there until your anger has passed.

But mark your calendar to think of me again!

14 Can the dead live again?

If so, this would give me hope through all my years of struggle,

and I would eagerly await the release of death.

15 You would call and I would answer,

and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.

16 For then you would guard my steps,

instead of watching for my sins.

17 My sins would be sealed in a pouch,

and you would cover my guilt.

10 But man dies and is laid away;

Indeed he breathes his last

And where is he?

11 As water disappears from the sea,

And a river becomes parched and dries up,

12 So man lies down and does not rise.

Till the heavens are no more,

They will not awake

Nor be roused 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!

14 If a man dies, shall he live again?

All the days of my hard service I will wait,

Till my change comes.

15 You shall call, and I will answer You;

You shall desire the work of Your hands.

16 For now You number my steps,

But do not watch over my sin.

17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag,

And You cover my iniquity.

10 But we die, and our bodies are laid in the ground;

we take our last breath and are gone.

11 Water disappears from a lake,

and a river loses its water and dries up.

12 In the same way, we lie down and do not rise again;

we will not get up or be awakened

until the heavens disappear.

13 “I wish you would hide me in the grave;

hide me until your anger is gone.

I wish you would set a time

and then remember me!

14 Will the dead live again?

All my days are a struggle;

I will wait until my change comes.

15 You will call, and I will answer you;

you will desire the creature your hands have made.

16 Then you will count my steps,

but you will not keep track of my sin.

17 My wrongs will be closed up in a bag,

and you will cover up my sin.

10 But man dieth, and is laid low:

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

11 As the waters fail from the sea,

And the river wasteth and drieth up;

12 So man lieth down and riseth not:

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

Nor be roused out of their sleep.

13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol,

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 warfare would I wait,

Till my release should come.

15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee:

Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands.

16 But now thou numberest my steps:

Dost thou not watch over my sin?

17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag,

And thou fastenest up mine iniquity.

10 But a man dieth, and is prostrate; yea, man expireth, and where is he? 11 The waters recede from the lake, and the river wasteth and drieth up: 12 So man lieth down, and riseth not again; till the heavens be no more, they do not awake, nor are raised out of their sleep. 13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest keep me secret until thine anger 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 time of toil would I wait, till my change should come: 15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest have a desire after the work of thy 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 heapest up mine iniquity.

10 But a human dies and is powerless. 

A person breathes his last breath, and where is he? 

11 ⸤As⸥ water drains out of a lake, 

or ⸤as⸥ a river dries up completely, 

12 so each person lies down 

and does not rise until the heavens cease to exist. 

He does not wake up. 

He is not awakened from his sleep. 

13 I wish you would hide me in Sheol 

and keep me hidden there until your anger cools. 

Set a specific time for me when you will remember me. 

14 “If a person dies, will he go on living? 

I will wait for my relief to come 

as long as my hard labor continues. 

15 You will call, and I will answer you. 

You will long for the person your hands have made. 

16 Though now you count my steps, 

you will not keep ⸤a record of⸥ my sins. 

17 My disobedience will be closed up in a bag, 

and you will cover over my sins. 

10 But a man dies and fades away;

he breathes his last—where is he?

11 As water disappears from the sea

and a river becomes parched and dry,

12 so man lies down never to rise again.

They will not wake up until the heavens are no more;

they will not stir from their sleep.

13 If 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.

14 When a man dies, will he come back to life?

If so, I would wait all the days of my struggle

until my relief comes.

15 You would call, and I would answer You.

You would long for the work of Your hands.

16 For then You would count my steps

but would not take note of my sin.

17 My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag,

and You would cover over my iniquity.

10 But mortals die, and are laid low;

humans expire, and where are they?

11 As waters fail from a lake,

and a river wastes away and dries up,

12 so mortals lie down and do not rise again;

until the heavens are no more, they will not awake

or be roused out of their sleep.

13 O that you would hide me in Sheol,

that you would conceal me until your wrath is past,

that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!

14 If mortals die, will they live again?

All the days of my service I would wait

until my release should come.

15 You would call, and I would answer you;

you would long for the work of your hands.

16 For then you would not number my steps,

you would not keep watch over my sin;

17 my transgression would be sealed up in a bag,

and you would cover over my iniquity.

10 “But a man dies, and he dwindles away;

thus a human being passes away, and where is he?

11 As water disappears from a lake,

and a river withers away and dries up,

12 so a man lies down, and he does not arise.

Until the heavens are no more, they will not awaken,

and they will not be roused out of their sleep.

13 “O that you would conceal me in Sheol,

that you would hide me until your wrath is past,

that you would appoint a set time for me and remember me.

14 If a man dies, will he live again?

All the days of my compulsory service I will wait,

until the coming of my relief.

15 You would call, and I myself would answer you;

you would long for the work of your hand.

16 For then you would count my steps,

but you would not keep watch over my sin.

17 My transgression would be sealed in a bag,

and you would cover over my guilt.

10 No man is like that. When he dies, he is buried in a grave.

He takes his last breath. Then he is gone.

11 Water disappears from lakes.

Riverbeds become empty and dry.

12 In the same way, a man lies down and never gets up.

He won’t wake up or rise from his sleep

until the heavens are gone.

13 “I wish you would hide me in a grave!

I wish you would cover me up until your anger passes by!

I wish you would set the time for me to spend in the grave

and then bring me back up!

14 If a man dies, will he live again?

All the days of my hard work

I will wait for the time when you give me new life.

15 You will call out to me, and I will answer you.

Your hands created me. So you will long for me.

16 Then you will count every step I take.

But you won’t keep track of my sin.

17 The wrong things I’ve done will be sealed up in a bag.

You will wipe out my sins by forgiving them.

10 “But man dies and lies prostrate.

Man expires, and where is he?

11 “As water evaporates from the sea,

And a river becomes parched and dried up,

12 So man lies down and does not rise.

Until the heavens are no longer,

He will not awake nor be aroused out of his 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!

14 “If a man dies, will he live again?

All the days of my struggle I will wait

Until my change comes.

15 “You will call, and I will answer You;

You will long for the work of Your hands.

16 “For now You number my steps,

You do not observe my sin.

17 “My transgression is sealed up in a bag,

And You wrap up my iniquity.