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<poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Since<MH518> his days<MH3117> are determined<MH2782>, <t><p class="indent1">The number<MH4557> of his months<MH2320> is with You; <t><p class="indent1">And You have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>set<MH6213a> his limits<MH2706> so that he cannot<MH3808> pass<MH5674a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Look<MH8159> away<MH8159> from him so that he may <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>rest<MH2308>, <t><p class="indent1">Until<MH5704> he <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>fulfills<MH7521> his day<MH3117> like a hired<MH7916> worker<MH7916>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“For there<MH3426> is<MH3426> hope<MH8615b> for a tree<MH6086>, <t><p class="indent1">When<MH518> it is cut<MH3772> down<MH3772>, that it will sprout<MH2498> again<MH5750>, <t><p class="indent1">And its shoots<MH3127> will not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>fail<MH2308>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Though<MH518> its roots<MH8328> grow<MH2204> old<MH2204> in the ground<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">And its stump<MH1503> dies<MH4191> in the dry<MH6083> soil<MH6083>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>At the scent<MH7381b> of water<MH4325> it will flourish<MH6524a> <t><p class="indent1">And produce<MH6213a> sprigs<MH7105b> like<MH3644> a plant<MH5194>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“But a man<MH1397> dies<MH4191> and lies<MH2522> prostrate<MH2522>. <t><p class="indent1">A person<MH120> passes<MH1478> away<MH1478>, and where<MH335> is he? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“<i>As</i> water<MH4325> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>evaporates<MH235> from the sea<MH3220>, <t><p class="indent1">And a river<MH5104> becomes<MH2717a> parched<MH2717a> and dried<MH3001> up<MH3001>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>So a man<MH376> lies<MH7901> down<MH7901> and does not rise<MH6965>. <t><p class="indent1">Until<MH5704> the heavens<MH8064> no<MH1115> longer<MH1115> exist<MH1115>, <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>He will not awake<MH7019a> nor<MH3808> be woken<MH5782> from <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>his sleep<MH8142>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Oh<MH4310, 5414> that<MH4310, 5414> You would hide<MH6845> me in <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>Sheol<MH7585>, <t><p class="indent1">That You would conceal<MH5641> me until<MH5704> Your wrath<MH639> returns<MH7725> <i>to You,</i> <t><p class="indent1">That You would set<MH7896> a limit<MH2706> for me and remember<MH2142> me! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“If<MH518> a man<MH1397> dies<MH4191>, will he live<MH2421a> <i>again?</i> <t><p class="indent1">All<MH3605> the days<MH3117> of my struggle<MH6635> I will wait<MH3176> <t><p class="indent1">Until<MH5704> my relief<MH2487> comes<MH935>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“You will call<MH7121>, and I will answer<MH6030a> You; <t><p class="indent1">You will long<MH3700> for the work<MH4639> of Your hands<MH3027>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“For now<MH6258> You number<MH5608> my steps<MH6806>, <t><p class="indent1">You do not observe<MH8104> my sin<MH2403b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“My wrongdoing<MH6588> is sealed<MH2856> up<MH2856> in a bag<MH6872a>, <t><p class="indent1">And You cover<MH2950> over<MH5921> my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>guilt<MH5771>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“But the falling<MH5307> mountain<MH2022> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>crumbles<MH5034b> away<MH5034b>, <t><p class="indent1">And the rock<MH6697> moves<MH6275> from its place<MH4725>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Water<MH4325> wears<MH7833> away<MH7833> stones<MH68>, <t><p class="indent1">Its torrents<MH5599a> wash<MH7857> away<MH7857> the dust<MH6083> of the earth<MH776>; <t><p class="indent1">So You destroy<MH6> a man’s<MH582> hope<MH8615b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“You forever<MH5331> overpower<MH8630> him and he departs<MH1980>; <t><p class="indent1"><i>You</i> change<MH8132> his appearance<MH6440> and send<MH7971> him away<MH7971>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“His sons<MH1121> achieve<MH3513> honor<MH3513>, but he does not know<MH3045> <i>it;</i> <t><p class="indent1">Or they become<MH6819> insignificant<MH6819>, and he does not perceive<MH995> it. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/14-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“However<MH389>, his <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>body<MH1320> pains<MH3510> him, <t><p class="indent1">And his soul<MH5315> mourns<MH56> for himself.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>short of days</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> As in some ancient versions; MT <i>me</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>made</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>cease</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>makes acceptable</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>cease</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>disappears</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>They</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>their</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> I.e., the netherworld<br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>unjust deed</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>withers</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>flesh</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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