Job 13:28-14:6
Lexham English Bible
28 And he himself [a]wastes away like something rotten,
like a garment that the moth has eaten.
Job Continues to Argue His Case with God
14 “A human being born of a woman
is short of days and full of troubles.[b]
2 Like a flower he comes up, and he withers away;
and he flees like a[c] shadow, but[d] he does not last.
3 Even on such a one you fix your eyes,
and you bring me into judgment with you.
4 “Who can bring a clean thing from an unclean thing?
No one![e]
5 If his days are determined, the number of his months is with you;
you have appointed his boundaries, and he cannot cross them.
6 Look away from him, and let him desist
until he enjoys his days like a laborer.
Job 13:28-14:6
International Standard Version
28 So I’m a man who wears out like something rotten,
like a garment that has become moth-eaten.”
Human Beings Live and Die
14 Human beings born by women
are short-lived[a] and full of trouble.
2 He springs up[b] like a flower and then withers.[c]
Like a shadow, he disappears[d] and doesn’t last.
3 Indeed, have you opened your eyes on one like this—
to bring me into a legal fight with you?
4 Who can produce a clean thing from an unclean thing?
No one!
5 Since his days have been determined,
the number of his months is known to you.
You’ve set his limit
and he cannot exceed it.
6 Look away from him and leave him alone,
so he can enjoy his time, like a hired worker.”
Job 13:28-14:6
New International Version
14 “Mortals, born of woman,(C)
are of few days(D) and full of trouble.(E)
2 They spring up like flowers(F) and wither away;(G)
like fleeting shadows,(H) they do not endure.(I)
3 Do you fix your eye on them?(J)
Will you bring them[a] before you for judgment?(K)
4 Who can bring what is pure(L) from the impure?(M)
No one!(N)
5 A person’s days are determined;(O)
you have decreed the number of his months(P)
and have set limits he cannot exceed.(Q)
6 So look away from him and let him alone,(R)
till he has put in his time like a hired laborer.(S)
Footnotes
- Job 14:3 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew me
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