14 1 Job describeth the shortness and misery of the life of man. 14 Hope sustaineth the godly. 21 The condition of man’s life.

Man [a]that is born of woman, is of short continuance and full of trouble.

He shooteth forth as a flower, and is cut down: he vanisheth also as a (A)shadow, and continueth not.

And yet thou openest thine eyes upon such [b]one, and causest me to enter into judgment with thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:1 Taking occasion of his adversary’s words, he describeth the state of man’s life from his birth to his death.
  2. Job 14:3 His meaning is, that seeing that man is so frail a creature, God should not handle him so extremely, wherein Job showeth the wickedness of the flesh, when it is not subject to the Spirit.

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