Job 13:28-14:6

New Century Version

²⁸ “Everyone wears out like something rotten,
    like clothing eaten by moths.

14 “All of us born to women
    live only a few days and have lots of trouble.
² We grow up like flowers and then dry up and die.
    We are like a passing shadow that does not last.
³ Lord, do you need to watch me like this?
    Must you bring me before you to be judged?
⁴ No one can bring something clean from something dirty.
⁵ Our time is limited.
    You have given us only so many months to live
    and have set limits we cannot go beyond.
⁶ So look away from us and leave us alone
    until we put in our time like a laborer.