14:1 Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble.
14:1 "Man who is born of woman Is of few days and full of trouble.

14:2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
14:2 He comes forth like a flower and fades away; He flees like a shadow and does not continue.

14:3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
14:3 And do You open Your eyes on such a one, And bring me to judgment with Yourself?

14:4 Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one.
14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one!

14:5 Seeing his days [are] determined, the number of his months [are] with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
14:5 Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.

14:6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
14:6 Look away from him that he may rest, Till like a hired man he finishes his day.

14:7 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.
14:7 "For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease.

14:8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
14:8 Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground,

14:9 [Yet] through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
14:9 Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant.

14:10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where [is] he?
14:10 But man dies and is laid away; Indeed he breathes his last And where is he?

14:11 [As] the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
14:11 As water disappears from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dries up,

14:12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
14:12 So man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, They will not awake Nor be roused from their sleep.

14:13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14:13 "Oh, that You would hide me in the grave, That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past, That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me!

14:14 If a man die, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
14:14 If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, Till my change comes.

14:15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
14:15 You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands.

14:16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
14:16 For now You number my steps, But do not watch over my sin.

14:17 My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
14:17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover my iniquity.

14:18 And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
14:18 "But as a mountain falls and crumbles away, And as a rock is moved from its place;

14:19 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.
14:19 As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man.

14:20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
14:20 You prevail forever against him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.

14:21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth [it] not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth [it] not of them.
14:21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.

14:22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
14:22 But his flesh will be in pain over it, And his soul will mourn over it."