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| [1]Man that is born of woman, is of short continuance, and full of trouble. |
[1]Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble! |
| [2]He shooteth forth as a flower, and is cut down: he vanisheth also as a shadow, and continueth not. |
[2]As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not. |
| [3]And yet thou openest thine eyes upon such one, and causest me to enter into judgment with thee. |
[3]Also -- on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee. |
| [4]Who can bring a clean thing out of filthiness? There is not one. |
[4]Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. |
| [5]Are not his days determined? The number of his months are with thee: thou hast appointed his bounds, which he cannot pass. |
[5]If determined are his days, The number of his months [are] with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over; |
| [6]Turn from him that he may cease until his desired day, as an hireling. |
[6]Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day. |
| [7]For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will yet sprout, and the branches thereof will not cease. |
[7]For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease. |
| [8]Though the root of it wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof be dead in the ground, |
[8]If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust, |
| [9]Yet by the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. |
[9]From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant. |
| [10]But man is sick, and dieth, and man perisheth, and where is he? |
[10]And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where [is] he? |
| [11]As the waters pass from the sea, and as the flood decayeth and dryeth up, |
[11]Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry. |
| [12]So man sleepeth and riseth not: for he shall not wake again, nor be raised from his sleep till the heaven be no more. |
[12]And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep. |
| [13]Oh that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, and keep me secret, until thy wrath were past, and wouldest give me term, and remember me. |
[13]O that in Sheol Thou wouldst conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me. |
| [14]If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of mine appointed time will I wait, till my changing shall come. |
[14]If a man dieth -- doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come. |
| [15]Thou shalt call me, and I shall answer thee: thou lovest the work of thine own hands. |
[15]Thou dost call, and I -- I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire. |
| [16]But now thou numberest my steps, and dost not delay my sins. |
[16]But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin. |
| [17]Mine iniquity is sealed up, as in a bag, and thou addest unto my wickedness. |
[17]Sealed up in a bag [is] my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity. |
| [18]And surely as the mountain that falleth, cometh to naught, and the rock that is removed from his place: |
[18]And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place. |
| [19]As the water breaketh the stones, when thou overflowest the things which grow in the dust of the earth: so thou destroyest the hope of man. |
[19]Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed. |
| [20]Thou prevailest alway against him, so that he passeth away: he changeth his face when thou castest him away. |
[20]Thou prevailest [over] him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away. |
| [21]And he knoweth not if his sons shall be honorable, neither shall he understand concerning them, whether they shall be of low degree, |
[21]Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them. |
| [22]But while his flesh is upon him, he shall be sorrowful, and while his soul is in him, it shall mourn. |
[22]Only -- his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.' |