Job Laments the Finality of Death 1 RV Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. BSB BSB: “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
2 RV He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. BSB BSB: Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
3 RV And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? BSB BSB: Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?
4 RV Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. BSB BSB: Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
5 RV Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; BSB BSB: Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
6 RV Look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. BSB BSB: look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
7 RV 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. BSB BSB: For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
8 RV Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; BSB BSB: If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,
9 RV Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant. BSB BSB: at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.
10 RV But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? BSB BSB: But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
11 RV As the waters fail from the sea, and the river decayeth and drieth up;BSB BSB: As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,
12 RV So man lieth down and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep. BSB BSB: so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.
13 RV Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! BSB BSB: If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!
14 RV If a man die, shall he live again ? all the days of my warfare would I wait, till my release should come. BSB BSB: When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
15 RV Thou shouldest call, and I would answer thee: thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thine hands. BSB BSB: You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.
16 RV But now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? BSB BSB: For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.
17 RV My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou fastenest up mine iniquity. BSB BSB: My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.
18 RV And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place; BSB BSB: But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,
19 RV The waters wear the stones; the overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: and thou destroyest the hope of man. BSB BSB: as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
20 RV Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. BSB BSB: You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.
21 RV His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them. BSB BSB: If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.
22 RV But his flesh upon him hath pain, and his soul within him mourneth. BSB BSB: He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”
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