Job 13:28-14:6

New International Reader's Version

²⁸ “People waste away like something that is rotten.
    They are like clothes that are eaten by moths.

14 “Human beings have only a few days to live.
    Their lives are full of trouble.
² They grow like flowers, and then they dry up.
    They are like shadows that quickly disappear.

³ “God, do you even notice them?
    Will you let them appear in your court?
⁴ Who can bring what is pure from something that isn’t pure?
    No one!
⁵ You decide how long anyone will live.
    You have established the number of his months.
    You have set a limit to the number of his days.
⁶ So look away from him. Leave him alone.
    Let him put in his time like a hired worker.