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13 O that you would hide me in Sheol,
    that you would conceal me until your wrath is past,
    that you would appoint me a set time and remember me!(A)
14 If mortals die, will they live again?
    All the days of my service I would wait
    until my release should come.(B)
15 You would call, and I would answer you;
    you would long for the work of your hands.
16 For then you would not[a] number my steps;
    you would not keep watch over my sin;(C)
17 my transgression would be sealed up in a bag,
    and you would cover over my iniquity.(D)

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  1. 14.16 Syr: Heb lacks not

13 O that[a] you would conceal me in Sheol,
that you would hide me until your wrath is past,[b]
that you would appoint a set time for me and remember me.
14 If a man dies, will he live again?
All the days of my compulsory service I will wait,
until the coming of my relief.
15 You would call, and I myself[c] would answer you;
you would long for the work of your hand.
16 For then[d] you would count my steps,
but you would not keep watch over my sin.
17 My transgression would be sealed in a bag,
and you would cover over my guilt.

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  1. Job 14:13 Literally “Who shall give”
  2. Job 14:13 Literally “until the return of your nose”
  3. Job 14:15 Emphatic personal pronoun
  4. Job 14:16 Hebrew “now”