Job 14:1–12

Man that is aborn of a woman

Is †of few days, and bfull of trouble.

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

He fleeth also as ea shadow, and continueth not.

3  And 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.

5  Seeing his days are determined,

The number of his months are with thee,

Thou hast appointed his ubounds that he cannot pass;

6  iTurn from him, that he may †rest,

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

7  For 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.

8  Though the root thereof wax old in the earth,

And the nstock thereof die in the ground;

9  Yet through the scent of water it will bud,

And bring forth oboughs like a plant.

10  pBut man dieth, and †wasteth away:

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

11  As qqthe waters fail from the sea,

qqAnd the flood decayeth and drieth up:

12  So man lieth down, and riseth not:

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

Nor be raised out of their sleep.