| 章 |
| 14:1 |
"Man, who is born of woman, Is short-lived and full of turmoil.
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| 14:2 |
"Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.
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| 14:3 |
"Thou also dost open Thine eyes on him, And bring him into judgment with Thyself.
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| 14:4 |
"Who can make the clean out of the unclean? No one!
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| 14:5 |
"Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with Thee, And his limits Thou hast set so that he cannot pass.
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| 14:6 |
"Turn Thy gaze from him that he may rest, Until he fulfills his day like a hired man.
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| 14:7 |
"For there is hope for a tree, When it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And its shoots will not fail.
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| 14:8 |
"Though its roots grow old in the ground, And its stump dies in the dry soil,
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| 14:9 |
At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant.
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| 14:10 |
"But man dies and lies prostrate. Man expires, and where is he?
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| 14:11 |
"[As] water evaporates from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dried up,
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| 14:12 |
So man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens be no more, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep.
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| 14:13 |
"Oh that Thou wouldst hide me in Sheol, That Thou wouldst conceal me until Thy wrath returns [to Thee], That Thou wouldst set a limit for me and remember me!
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| 14:14 |
"If a man dies, will he live [again]? All the days of my struggle I will wait, Until my change comes.
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| 14:15 |
"Thou wilt call, and I will answer Thee; Thou wilt long for the work of Thy hands.
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| 14:16 |
"For now Thou dost number my steps, Thou dost not observe my sin.
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| 14:17 |
"My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And Thou dost wrap up my iniquity.
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| 14:18 |
"But the falling mountain crumbles away, And the rock moves from its place;
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| 14:19 |
Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So Thou dost destroy man's hope.
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| 14:20 |
"Thou dost forever overpower him and he departs; [Thou] dost change his appearance and send him away.
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| 14:21 |
"His sons achieve honor, but he does not know [it]; Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.
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| 14:22 |
"But his body pains him, And he mourns only for himself."
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