Job 14

14Man that is ^aborn of a woman

Is ^†of few days, and ^bfull of trouble.

²He cometh forth like ^ca flower, and ^dis cut down:

He fleeth also as ^ea shadow, and continueth not.

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

And ^fbringest me into judgment with thee?

^4†Who can ^gbring a clean thing out of an unclean?

^hNot one.

⁵Seeing his days are determined,

The number of his months are with thee,

Thou hast appointed his ^ubounds that he cannot pass;

⁶ⁱTurn from him, that he may ^†rest,

Till he shall ^jaccomplish, ^kas an hireling, his day.

⁷For there is hope of a tree,

If it be cut down, ^kkthat it will ^lsprout again,

And that the ^mtender branch thereof will not cease.

⁸Though the root thereof wax old in the earth,

And the ⁿstock thereof die in the ground;

⁹Yet through the scent of water it will bud,

And bring forth ^oboughs like a plant.

^10pBut man dieth, and ^†wasteth away:

Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and ^qwhere is he?

¹¹As ^qqthe waters fail from the sea,

^qqAnd the flood decayeth and drieth up:

¹²So man lieth down, and riseth not:

^rTill the heavens be no more, they shall not awake,

Nor be raised out of their sleep.

¹³O that thou wouldest ^shide me in the grave,

That thou wouldest ^skeep me secret, ^tuntil thy wrath be past,

That thou wouldest appoint me ^ua set time, and remember me!

^14wIf a man die, shall he live again?

All the days of my ^xappointed time ^ywill I wait,

Till my ^zchange come.

^15aThou shalt call, and I will answer thee:

Thou wilt have a desire to ^bthe work of thine hands.

¹⁶For now thou ^cnumberest my steps:

Dost thou not ^dwatch over my sin?

¹⁷My transgression is ^esealed up in a bag,

And thou ^fsewest up mine iniquity.

¹⁸And surely the mountain falling ^†cometh to nought,

And ^gthe rock is removed out of his place.

¹⁹The waters ^hwear the stones:

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

And thou destroyest the hope of man.

²⁰Thou ^kprevailest ^lfor ever against him, and ^mhe passeth:

Thou changest his countenance, and ⁿsendest him away.

²¹His sons ^ocome to honour, and ^phe knoweth it not;

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

²²But his flesh upon him shall have pain,

And his soul within him shall mourn.