Job.14.1
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
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"We're all adrift in the same boat: too few days, too many troubles.
Job.14.1
"Man born of woman is of few days and full of trouble.
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"Man who is born of woman Is of few days and full of trouble.
Job.14.1
"How frail is humanity! How short is life, and how full of trouble!
Job.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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We spring up like wildflowers in the desert and then wilt, transient as the shadow of a cloud.
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He springs up like a flower and withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
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He comes forth like a flower and fades away; He flees like a shadow and does not continue.
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Like a flower, we blossom for a moment and then wither. Like the shadow of a passing cloud, we quickly disappear.
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And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
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Do you occupy your time with such fragile wisps? Why even bother hauling me into court?
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Do you fix your eye on such a one? Will you bring him before you for judgment?
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And do You open Your eyes on such a one, And bring me to judgment with Yourself?
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Must you keep an eye on such a frail creature and demand an accounting from me?
Job.14.4
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Job.14.4
There's nothing much to us to start with; how do you expect us to amount to anything?
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Who can bring what is pure from the impure? No one!
Job.14.4
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one!
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Who can create purity in one born impure? No one!
Job.14.5
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Job.14.5
Mortals have a limited life span. You've already decided how long we'll live--you set the boundary and no one can cross it.
Job.14.5
Man's days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.
Job.14.5
Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.
Job.14.5
You have decided the length of our lives. You know how many months we will live, and we are not given a minute longer.
Job.14.6
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
Job.14.6
So why not give us a break? Ease up! Even ditchdiggers get occasional days off.
Job.14.6
So look away from him and let him alone, till he has put in his time like a hired man.
Job.14.6
Look away from him that he may rest, Till like a hired man he finishes his day.
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So give us a little rest, won't you? Turn away your angry stare. We are like hired hands, so let us finish the task you have given us.
Job.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.
Job.14.7
For a tree there is always hope. Chop it down and it still has a chance--its roots can put out fresh sprouts.
Job.14.7
"At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.
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"For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease.
Job.14.7
"If a tree is cut down, there is hope that it will sprout again and grow new branches.
Job.14.8
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Job.14.8
Even if its roots are old and gnarled, its stump long dormant,
Job.14.8
Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil,
Job.14.8
Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground,
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Though its roots have grown old in the earth and its stump decays,
Job.14.9
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Job.14.9
At the first whiff of water it comes to life, buds and grows like a sapling.
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yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.
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Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant.
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at the scent of water it may bud and sprout again like a new seedling.
Job.14.10
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Job.14.10
But men and women? They die and stay dead. They breathe their last, and that's it.
Job.14.10
But man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.
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But man dies and is laid away; Indeed he breathes his last And where is he?
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"But when people die, they lose all strength. They breathe their last, and then where are they?
Job.14.11
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
Job.14.11
Like lakes and rivers that have dried up, parched reminders of what once was,
Job.14.11
As water disappears from the sea or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,
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As water disappears from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dries up,
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As water evaporates from a lake and as a river disappears in drought,
Job.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.
Job.14.12
So mortals lie down and never get up, never wake up again--never.
Job.14.12
so man lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, men will not awake or be roused from their sleep.
Job.14.12
So man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, They will not awake Nor be roused from their sleep.
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people lie down and do not rise again. Until the heavens are no more, they will not wake up nor be roused from their sleep.
Job.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!
Job.14.13
Why don't you just bury me alive, get me out of the way until your anger cools? But don't leave me there! Set a date when you'll see me again.
Job.14.13
"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!
Job.14.13
"Oh, that You would hide me in the grave, That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past, That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
Job.14.13
"I wish you would hide me with the dead and forget me there until your anger has passed. But mark your calendar to think of me again!
Job.14.14
If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
Job.14.14
If we humans die, will we live again? That's my question. All through these difficult days I keep hoping, waiting for the final change--for resurrection!
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If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.
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If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, Till my change comes.
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If mortals die, can they live again? This thought would give me hope, and through my struggle I would eagerly wait for release.
Job.14.15
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
Job.14.15
Homesick with longing for the creature you made, you'll call--and I'll answer!
Job.14.15
You will call and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made.
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You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands.
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You would call and I would answer, and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.
Job.14.16
For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
Job.14.16
You'll watch over every step I take, but you won't keep track of my missteps.
Job.14.16
Surely then you will count my steps but not keep track of my sin.
Job.14.16
For now You number my steps, But do not watch over my sin.
Job.14.16
For then you would count my steps, instead of watching for my sins.
Job.14.17
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
Job.14.17
My sins will be stuffed in a sack and thrown into the sea--sunk in deep ocean.
Job.14.17
My offenses will be sealed up in a bag; you will cover over my sin.
Job.14.17
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover my iniquity.
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My sins would be sealed in a pouch, and you would cover over my iniquity.
Job.14.18
And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
Job.14.18
"Meanwhile, mountains wear down and boulders break up,
Job.14.18
"But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and as a rock is moved from its place,
Job.14.18
"But as a mountain falls and crumbles away, And as a rock is moved from its place;
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"But as mountains fall and crumble and as rocks fall from a cliff,
Job.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.
Job.14.19
Stones wear smooth and soil erodes, as you relentlessly grind down our hope.
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as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man's hope.
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As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man.
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as water wears away the stones and floods wash away the soil, so you destroy people's hope.
Job.14.20
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
Job.14.20
You're too much for us. As always, you get the last word. We don't like it and our faces show it, but you send us off anyway.
Job.14.20
You overpower him once for all, and he is gone; you change his countenance and send him away.
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You prevail forever against him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.
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You always overpower them, and then they pass from the scene. You disfigure them in death and send them away.
Job.14.21
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
Job.14.21
If our children do well for themselves, we never know it; if they do badly, we're spared the hurt.
Job.14.21
If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.
Job.14.21
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.
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They never know if their sons grow up in honor or sink to insignificance.
Job.14.22
But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
Job.14.22
Body and soul, that's it for us--a lifetime of pain, a lifetime of sorrow." HKEliphaz Attacks AgainHK You Trivialize Religion
Job.14.22
He feels but the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself."
Job.14.22
But his flesh will be in pain over it, And his soul will mourn over it."
Job.14.22
They are absorbed in their own pain and grief."
