Job 14

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.	1 Man, born of woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.
2 Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state.	2 He comes forth like a flower, and is crushed, and he flees, as if a shadow, and never remains in the same state.
3 And dost thou think it meet to open thy eyes upon such an one, and to bring him into judgment with thee?	3 And do you consider it fitting to look down with your eyes on someone in this way and to lead him into judgment with you?
4 Who can make him clean that is conceived of unclean seed ? is it not thou who only art?	4 Who can make him clean who is conceived of unclean seed? Are you not the only one who can?
5 The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with thee: thou hast appointed his bounds which cannot be passed.	5 The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with you; you have determined his limits, which cannot be surpassed.
6 Depart a little from him, that he may rest, until his wished for day come, as that of the hireling.	6 Withdraw a little from him, so that he may rest, until his awaited day arrives, like that of the hired hand.
7 A tree hath hope: if it be cut, it groweth green again, and the boughs thereof sprout.	7 A tree has hope: if it has been cut, it turns green again, and its branches spring forth.
8 If its root be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust:	8 If its roots grow old in the earth, and its trunk passes into dust,
9 At the scent of water, it shall spring, and bring forth leaves, as when it was first planted.	9 at the scent of water, it will sprout and bring forth leaves, as when it had first been planted.
10 But man when he shall be dead, and stripped and consumed, I pray you where is he?	10 Truly, when a man dies, and has been left unprotected, and has decayed, I ask you where is he?
11 As if the waters should depart out of the sea, and an emptied river should be dried up:	11 It is as if the waters had receded from the sea and an emptied river had dried up;
12 So man when he is fallen asleep shall not rise again; till the heavens be broken, he shall not awake, nor rise up out of his sleep.	12 just so, when a man is fallen asleep, he will not rise again, until the heavens are worn away; he will not awaken, nor rise from his sleep.
13 Who will grant me this, that thou mayest protect me in hell, and hide me till thy wrath pass, and appoint me a. time when thou wilt remember me?	13 Who will grant this to me, that you will protect me in the underworld, and hide me until your fury passes by, and establish a time for me, in which you will remember me?
14 Shall man that is dead, thinkest thou, live again? all the days in which I am now in warfare, I expect until my change come.	14 Do you suppose that a dead man will live again? On each of the days in which I now battle, I wait until my transformation occurs.
15 Thou shalt call me, and I will answer thee: to the work of thy hands thou shalt reach out thy right hand.	15 You will call me and I will answer you; to the work of your hands, you will extend your right hand.
16 Thou indeed hast numbered my steps, but spare my sins.	16 Indeed, you have numbered my steps, but you have been lenient with my sins.
17 Thou hast sealed up my offences as it were in a bag, but hast cured my iniquity.	17 You have sealed up my offenses, as if in a purse, but you have cured my iniquity.
18 A mountain falling cometh to nought, and a rock is removed out of its place.	18 A falling mountain flows away, and a stone is transferred from its place.
19 Waters wear away the stones, and with inundation the ground by little and little is washed away: so in like manner thou shalt destroy man.	19 Waters wear away stones, and with a flood the land is reduced little by little; and similarly, you will destroy man.
20 Thou hast strengthened him for a little while, that he may pass away for ever: thou shalt change his face, and shalt send him away.	20 You have strengthened him for a little while, so that he may cross over into eternity. You will change his face and send him forth.
21 Whether his children come to honour or dishonour, he shall not understand.	21 Whether his sons have been noble or ignoble, he will not understand.
22 But yet his flesh, while he shall live, shall have pain, and his soul shall mourn over him.	22 And in this way his body, while he yet lives, will have grief, and his soul will mourn over himself.