Job 14
Complete Jewish Bible
14 “A human being, born from a woman,
lives a short, trouble-filled life.
2 He comes up like a flower and withers away,
flees like a shadow, doesn’t last.
3 You fix your eyes on a creature like this?
You drag him to court with you?
4 Who can bring what is pure from something impure?
No one!
5 Since his days are fixed in advance,
the number of his months is known to you,
and you have fixed the limits which he can’t cross;
6 look away from him, and let him be;
so that, like a hired worker,
he can finish his day in peace.
7 “For a tree, there is hope
that if cut down, it will sprout again,
that its shoots will continue to grow.
8 Even if its roots grow old in the earth
and its stump dies in the ground,
9 yet at the scent of water it will bud
and put forth branches like a young plant.
10 But when a human being grows weak and dies,
he expires; and then where is he?
11 Just as water in a lake disappears,
as a river shrinks and dries up;
12 so a person lies down and doesn’t arise —
until the sky no longer exists;
it will not awaken,
it won’t be roused from its sleep.
13 “I wish you would hide me in Sh’ol,
conceal me until your anger has passed,
then fix a time and remember me!
14 If a man dies, will he live again?
I will wait all the days of my life
for my change to come.
15 You will call, and I will answer you;
you will long to see what you made again.
16 Whereas now you count each step of mine,
then you will not keep watch for my sin.
17 You will seal up my crime in a bag
and cover over my iniquity.
18 “Just as a mountain erodes and falls away,
its rock is removed from its place,
19 the water wears away its stones,
and the floods wash away its soil,
so you destroy a person’s hope.
20 You overpower him, and he passes on;
you change his appearance and send him away.
21 His children earn honor, but he doesn’t know it;
or they are brought low, but he doesn’t notice.
22 He feels pain only for his own flesh;
he laments only for himself.”
Job 14
Christian Standard Bible
14 Anyone born of woman
is short of days and full of trouble.(A)
2 He blossoms like a flower, then withers;(B)
he flees like a shadow and does not last.
3 Do you really take notice of one like this?
Will you bring me into judgment against you?[a](C)
4 Who can produce something pure from what is impure?
No one!
5 Since a person’s days are determined
and the number of his months depends on you,
and since you have set[b] limits he cannot pass,(D)
6 look away from him and let him rest
so that he can enjoy his day like a hired worker.(E)
7 There is hope for a tree:
If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
and its shoots will not die.
8 If its roots grow old in the ground
and its stump starts to die in the soil,
9 the scent of water makes it thrive
and produce twigs like a sapling.(F)
10 But a person dies and fades away;
he breathes his last—where is he?
11 As water disappears from a lake
and a river becomes parched and dry,
12 so people lie down never to rise again.
They will not wake up until the heavens are no more;(G)
they will not stir from their sleep.
13 If only you would hide me in Sheol(H)
and conceal me until your anger(I) passes.
If only you would appoint a time for me
and then remember me.
14 When a person dies, will he come back to life?
If so, I would wait(J) all the days of my struggle(K)
until my relief comes.
15 You would call, and I would answer you.
You would long for the work of your hands.(L)
16 For then you would count my steps(M)
but would not take note(N) of my sin.
17 My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag,
and you would cover over my iniquity.
18 But as a mountain collapses and crumbles
and a rock is dislodged from its place,
19 as water wears away stones
and torrents wash away the soil from the land,
so you destroy a man’s hope.(O)
20 You completely overpower him, and he passes on;
you change his appearance and send him away.
21 If his sons receive honor, he does not know it;
if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.(P)
22 He feels only the pain of his own body
and mourns only for himself.
Job 14
King James Version
14 Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3 And doth thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18 And surely the mountains falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
19 The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
約 伯 記 14
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
14 人 為 婦 人 所 生 ， 日 子 短 少 ， 多 有 患 難 ；
2 出 來 如 花 ， 又 被 割 下 ， 飛 去 如 影 ， 不 能 存 留 。
3 這 樣 的 人 你 豈 睜 眼 看 他 麼 ？ 又 叫 我 來 受 審 麼 ？
4 誰 能 使 潔 淨 之 物 出 於 污 穢 之 中 呢 ？ 無 論 誰 也 不 能 ！
5 人 的 日 子 既 然 限 定 ， 他 的 月 數 在 你 那 裡 ， 你 也 派 定 他 的 界 限 ， 使 他 不 能 越 過 ，
6 便 求 你 轉 眼 不 看 他 ， 使 他 得 歇 息 ， 直 等 他 像 雇 工 人 完 畢 他 的 日 子 。
7 樹 若 被 砍 下 ， 還 可 指 望 發 芽 ， 嫩 枝 生 長 不 息 ；
8 其 根 雖 然 衰 老 在 地 裡 ， 幹 也 死 在 土 中 ，
9 及 至 得 了 水 氣 ， 還 要 發 芽 ， 又 長 枝 條 ， 像 新 栽 的 樹 一 樣 。
10 但 人 死 亡 而 消 滅 ； 他 氣 絕 ， 竟 在 何 處 呢 ？
11 海 中 的 水 絕 盡 ， 江 河 消 散 乾 涸 。
12 人 也 是 如 此 ， 躺 下 不 再 起 來 ， 等 到 天 沒 有 了 ， 仍 不 得 復 醒 ， 也 不 得 從 睡 中 喚 醒 。
13 惟 願 你 把 我 藏 在 陰 間 ， 存 於 隱 密 處 ， 等 你 的 忿 怒 過 去 ； 願 你 為 我 定 了 日 期 ， 記 念 我 。
14 人 若 死 了 豈 能 再 活 呢 ？ 我 只 要 在 我 一 切 爭 戰 的 日 子 ， 等 我 被 釋 放 （ 或 譯 ： 改 變 ） 的 時 候 來 到 。
15 你 呼 叫 ， 我 便 回 答 ； 你 手 所 做 的 ， 你 必 羨 慕 。
16 但 如 今 你 數 點 我 的 腳 步 ， 豈 不 窺 察 我 的 罪 過 麼 ？
17 我 的 過 犯 被 你 封 在 囊 中 ， 也 縫 嚴 了 我 的 罪 孽 。
18 山 崩 變 為 無 有 ； 磐 石 挪 開 原 處 。
19 水 流 消 磨 石 頭 ， 所 流 溢 的 洗 去 地 上 的 塵 土 ； 你 也 照 樣 滅 絕 人 的 指 望 。
20 你 攻 擊 人 常 常 得 勝 ， 使 他 去 世 ； 你 改 變 他 的 容 貌 ， 叫 他 往 而 不 回 。
21 他 兒 子 得 尊 榮 ， 他 也 不 知 道 ， 降 為 卑 ， 他 也 不 覺 得 。
22 但 知 身 上 疼 痛 ， 心 中 悲 哀 。
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