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28 While [a]I am decaying like a (A)rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

If a Man Dies, Will He Live Again?

14 (B)Man, who is born of woman,
Is [b]short-lived and (C)full of turmoil.
(D)Like a flower he comes forth and withers.
He also flees like (E)a shadow and does not stand.
You also (F)open Your eyes on him
And (G)bring [c]me into judgment with Yourself.
(H)Who can make the clean out of the unclean?
No one!
Since his days are determined,
The (I)number of his months is with You;
And his limits You have [d]set so that he cannot pass.
(J)Turn Your gaze from him that he may cease from toil,
Until he accepts his day like a hired man.

Footnotes

  1. Job 13:28 Lit he is
  2. Job 14:1 Lit short of days
  3. Job 14:3 Some ancient versions him
  4. Job 14:5 Lit made

28 Man[a] decays like a rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

Job Speaks of Life’s Woes

14 “Man who is born of woman
Is of few days and (A)full of [b]trouble.
(B)He comes forth like a flower and fades away;
He flees like a shadow and does not continue.
And (C)do You open Your eyes on such a one,
And (D)bring [c]me to judgment with Yourself?
Who (E)can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
No one!
(F)Since his days are determined,
The number of his months is with You;
You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.
(G)Look away from him that he may [d]rest,
Till (H)like a hired man he finishes his day.

Footnotes

  1. Job 13:28 Lit. He
  2. Job 14:1 turmoil
  3. Job 14:3 LXX, Syr., Vg. him
  4. Job 14:6 Lit. cease