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.

14 “Mortals, born of woman,(A)
    are of few days(B) and full of trouble.(C)
They spring up like flowers(D) and wither away;(E)
    like fleeting shadows,(F) they do not endure.(G)
Do you fix your eye on them?(H)
    Will you bring them[a] before you for judgment?(I)

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  1. Job 14:3 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew me