Job 14:10–15

But a man dies and is laid low;

man breathes his last, and where is he?

As waters fail from a lake

and a river wastes away and dries up,

so a man lies down and rises not again;

till the heavens are no more he will not awake

or be roused out of his sleep.

Oh that you would hide me in Sheol,

that you would conceal me until your wrath be past,

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

If a man dies, shall he live again?

All the days of my service I would wait,

till my renewal should come.

You would call, and I would answer you;

you would long for the work of your hands.

But a man dies and is laid low;

he breathes his last and is no more.

As the water of a lake dries up

or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,

so he lies down and does not rise;

till the heavens are no more, people will not awake

or be roused from their sleep.

“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!

If someone dies, will they live again?

All the days of my hard service

I will wait for my renewal to come.

You will call and I will answer you;

you will long for the creature your hands have made.

But a person dies and fades away;

he breathes his last—where is he?

As water disappears from a lake

and a river becomes parched and dry,

so people lie down never to rise again.

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

they will not stir from their sleep.

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.

When a person dies, will he come back to life?

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

until my relief comes.

You would call, and I would answer you.

You would long for the work of your hands.

“But a man dies, and he dwindles away;

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

As water disappears from a lake,

and a river withers away and dries up,

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.

“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.

If a man dies, will he live again?

All the days of my compulsory service I will wait,

until the coming of my relief.

You would call, and I myself would answer you;

you would long for the work of your hand.

But man dieth, and wasteth away:

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

As the waters fail from the sea,

And the flood decayeth and drieth up:

So man lieth down, and riseth not:

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

Nor be raised out of their sleep.

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!

If a man die, shall he live again?

All the days of my appointed time will I wait,

Till my change come.

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee:

Thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.