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  14:1 ¶
Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. |
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14:1 ¶
Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. |
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14:2
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. |
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14:2
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. |
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14:3
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? |
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14:3
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? |
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14:4
Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one. |
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14:4
Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one. |
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14:5
Seeing his days [are] determined, the number of his months [are] with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; |
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14:5
Seeing his days [are] determined, the number of his months [are] with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; |
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14:6
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. |
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14:6
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. |
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14:7
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. |
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14:7
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. |
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14:8
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; |
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14:8
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; |
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14:9
[Yet] through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. |
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14:9
[Yet] through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. |
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14:10
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where [is] he? |
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14:10
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where [is] he? |
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14:11
[As] the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: |
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14:11
[As] the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: |
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14:12
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. |
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14:12
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. |
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14:13
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! |
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14:13
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! |
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14:14
If a man die, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. |
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14:14
If a man die, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. |
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14:15
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands. |
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14:15
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands. |
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14:16
For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? |
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14:16
For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? |
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14:17
My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. |
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14:17
My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. |
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14:18
And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place. |
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14:18
And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place. |
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14:19
The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow [out] of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. |
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14:19
The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow [out] of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. |
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14:20
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. |
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14:20
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. |
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14:21
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth [it] not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth [it] not of them. |
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14:21
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth [it] not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth [it] not of them. |
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14:22
But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn. |
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14:22
But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn. |
