| 14:1 | Job Speaks of Life's Woes "Man who is born of woman Is of few days and full of trouble. |
| 14:2 | He comes forth like a flower and fades away; He flees like a shadow and does not continue. |
| 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? No one! |
| 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 | Look away from him that he may rest, Till like a hired man he finishes his day. |
| 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 its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground, |
| 14:9 | Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant. |
| 14:10 | But man dies and is laid away; Indeed he breathes his last And where is he? |
| 14:11 | As water disappears from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dries up, |
| 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 | 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 dies, shall he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, Till my change comes. |
| 14:15 | You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands. |
| 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 You cover my iniquity. |
| 14:18 | But as a mountain falls and crumbles away, And as a rock is moved from its place; |
| 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 | You prevail forever against him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away. |
| 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 will be in pain over it, And his soul will mourn over it." |