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.