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1. For a mortal born of a woman is short lived, and full of Or, vengeance, q. d. passively wrath.
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1. Man H120 that is born H3205 of a woman H802 is of few H7116 days H3117 , and full H7649 of trouble H7267 .
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2. Or he falls like a flower that has bloomed; and he departs like a shadow, and cannot continue.
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2. He cometh forth H3318 like a flower H6731 , and is cut down H5243 : he fleeth H1272 also as a shadow H6738 , and continueth H5975 not H3808 .
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3. Hast thou not taken account even of him, and caused him to enter into judgement before thee?
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3. And H637 dost thou open H6491 thine eyes H5869 upon H5921 such a one H2088 , and bringest H935 me into judgment H4941 with H5973 thee?
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4. For who shall be pure from uncleanness? not even one;
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4. Who H4310 can bring H5414 a clean H2889 thing out of an unclean H4480 H2931 ? not H3808 one H259 .
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5. if even his life should be but one day upon the earth: and his months are numbered by him: thou hast appointed him for a time, and he shall by no means exceed it.
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5. Seeing H518 his days H3117 are determined H2782 , the number H4557 of his months H2320 are with H854 thee , thou hast appointed H6213 his bounds H2706 that he cannot H3808 pass H5674 ;
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6. Depart from him, that he may be quiet, and take pleasure in his life, though as a hireling.
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6. Turn H8159 from H4480 H5921 him , that he may rest H2308 , till H5704 he shall accomplish H7521 , as a hireling H7916 , his day H3117 .
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7. For there is hope for a tree, even if it should be cut down, that it shall blossom again, and its branch shall not fail.
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7. For H3588 there is H3426 hope H8615 of a tree H6086 , if H518 it be cut down H3772 , that it will sprout H2498 again H5750 , and that the tender H3127 branch thereof will not H3808 cease H2308 .
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8. For though its root should grow old in the earth, and its stem die in the rock;
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8. Though H518 the root H8328 thereof wax old H2204 in the earth H776 , and the stock H1503 thereof die H4191 in the ground H6083 ;
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9. it will blossom from the scent of water, and will produce a crop, as one newly planted.
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9. Yet through the scent H4480 H7381 of water H4325 it will bud H6524 , and bring forth H6213 boughs H7105 like H3644 a plant H5194 .
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10. But a man that has died is utterly gone; and when a mortal has fallen, he is no more.
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10. But man H1397 dieth H4191 , and wasteth away H2522 : yea, man H120 giveth up the ghost H1478 , and where H346 is he?
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11. For the sea wastes in length of time, and a river fails and is dried up.
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11. As the waters H4325 fail H235 from H4480 the sea H3220 , and the flood H5104 decayeth H2717 and drieth up H3001 :
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12. And man that has lain down in death shall certainly not rise again till the heaven Gr. be not sewn together be dissolved, and they shall not awake from their sleep.
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12. So man H376 lieth down H7901 , and riseth H6965 not H3808 : till H5704 the heavens H8064 be no more H1115 , they shall not H3808 awake H6974 , nor H3808 be raised H5782 out of their sleep H4480 H8142 .
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13. For oh that thou hadst kept me in the grave, and hadst hidden me until thy wrath should cease, and thou shouldest set me a time in which thou wouldest remember me!
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13. O that H4310 thou wouldest H5414 hide H6845 me in the grave H7585 , that thou wouldest keep me secret H5641 , until H5704 thy wrath H639 be past H7725 , that thou wouldest appoint H7896 me a set time H2706 , and remember H2142 me!
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14. For if a man should die, shall he live again, having accomplished the days of his life? I will wait till I Or, am made again exist again?
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14. If H518 a man H1397 die H4191 , shall he live H2421 again ? all H3605 the days H3117 of my appointed time H6635 will I wait H3176 , till H5704 my change H2487 come H935 .
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15. Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: but do not thou reject the work of thine hands.
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15. Thou shalt call H7121 , and I H595 will answer H6030 thee : thou wilt have a desire H3700 to the work H4639 of thine hands H3027 .
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16. But thou hast numbered my devices: and not one of my sins shall escape thee?
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16. For H3588 now H6258 thou numberest H5608 my steps H6806 : dost thou not H3808 watch H8104 over H5921 my sin H2403 ?
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17. And thou hast sealed up my transgressions in a Or, purse bag, and marked if I have been guilty of any transgression unawares.
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17. My transgression H6588 is sealed up H2856 in a bag H6872 , and thou sewest up H2950 H5921 mine iniquity H5771 .
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18. And verily a mountain falling will utterly be destroyed, and a rock shall be worn out of its place.
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18. And surely H199 the mountain H2022 falling H5307 cometh to naught H5034 , and the rock H6697 is removed H6275 out of his place H4480 H4725 .
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19. The waters wear the stones, and waters falling headlong overflow a heap of the earth: and thou destroyest the Or, patience, or, endurance hope of man.
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19. The waters H4325 wear H7833 the stones H68 : thou washest away H7857 the things which grow H5599 out of the dust H6083 of the earth H776 ; and thou destroyest H6 the hope H8615 of man H582 .
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20. Thou drivest him to an end, and he is gone: thou settest thy face against him, and sendest him away;
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20. Thou prevailest H8630 forever H5331 against him , and he passeth H1980 : thou changest H8138 his countenance H6440 , and sendest him away H7971 .
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21. and though his children be multiplied, he knows it not; and if they be few, he is not aware.
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21. His sons H1121 come to honor H3513 , and he knoweth H3045 it not H3808 ; and they are brought low H6819 , but he perceiveth H995 it not H3808 of them H3926 .
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22. But his flesh is in pain, and his soul mourns.
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22. But H389 his flesh H1320 upon H5921 him shall have pain H3510 , and his soul H5315 within H5921 him shall mourn H56 .
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