Job Laments the Finality of Death 1 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS And dost thou open thy eyes upon such one, and bring 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 WBS Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. BSB BSB: Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
5 WBS Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, 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 WBS Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day. BSB BSB: look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
7 WBS For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender branch 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 WBS Though its root shall become old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground; BSB BSB: If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,
9 WBS Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.BSB BSB: at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.
10 WBS But man dieth, and wasteth away: yes, man yieldeth his breath, and where is he? BSB BSB: But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
11 WBS As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:BSB BSB: As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,
12 WBS So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens shall be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised 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 WBS O that thou wouldst hide me in the grave, that thou wouldst keep me secret, until thy wrath is past, that thou wouldst 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 WBS If a man dieth, shall he live again ? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change shall 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 WBS Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thy hands. BSB BSB: You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.
16 WBS For 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 WBS My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up my iniquity. BSB BSB: My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.
18 WBS And surely the mountain falling cometh to naught, 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 WBS 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. BSB BSB: as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
20 WBS 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 WBS His sons come to honor, 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 WBS But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn. BSB BSB: He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”
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