Job 14 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 14

Man,

who is born

of woman,

is short

of days

and full

of trouble.

Like a flower,

he comes forth,

then withers away;

like a fleeting shadow,

he does not

endure.

Do You open

your eyes

to one like this?

Will You bring him

into judgment

before

You?

Who

can bring

clean

out of unclean?

No

one!

Since

his days

are determined

and the number

of his months

is with You,

and since You have set

limits

that he cannot

exceed,

look away

from him

and let him rest,

so

he can enjoy

his day

as a hired hand.

For

there is

hope

for a tree:

If

it is cut down,

it will sprout

again,

and its tender shoots

will not

fail.

If

its roots

grow old

in the ground

and its stump

dies

in the soil,

at the scent

of water

it will bud

and put forth

twigs

like

a sapling.

But a man

dies

and is laid low;

he

breathes his last,

and where is he?

As water

disappears

from

the sea

and a river

becomes parched

and dry,

so man

lies down

and does not

rise.

Until

the heavens

are no more,

he will not

be awakened

or

roused

from his 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 man

dies,

will he live again?

All

the days

of my hard service

I will wait,

until

my relief

comes.

You will call,

and I

will answer You;

You will desire

the work

of Your hands.

For

then

You would count

my steps,

but would not

keep track

of

my sin.

My transgression

would be sealed

in a bag,

and You would cover

over

my iniquity.

But

as a mountain

erodes

and crumbles

and a rock

is dislodged

from its place,

as water

wears away

stones

and torrents

wash away

the soil,

so You destroy

a man’s

hope.

You forever

overpower him,

and he passes on;

You change

his countenance

and send him away.

If his sons

receive honor,

he does not

know it;

if they are brought low,

he is unaware.

He feels only

the pain

of his own body

and mourns

only for

himself.”

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