14:1 "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
14:1 "A mortal, born of woman, few of days and full of trouble,

14:2 He comes forth like a flower, and withers; he flees like a shadow, and continues not.
14:2 comes up like a flower and withers, flees like a shadow and does not last.

14:3 And dost thou open thy eyes upon such a one and bring him into judgment with thee?
14:3 Do you fix your eyes on such a one? Do you bring me into judgment with you?

14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one.
14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one can.

14:5 Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass,
14:5 Since their days are determined, and the number of their months is known to you, and you have appointed the bounds that they cannot pass,

14:6 look away from him, and desist, that he may enjoy, like a hireling, his day.
14:6 look away from them, and desist, that they may enjoy, like laborers, their days.

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

14:8 Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stump die in the ground,
14:8 Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the ground,

14:9 yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth branches like a young plant.
14:9 yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth branches like a young plant.

14:10 But man dies, and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he?
14:10 But mortals die, and are laid low; humans expire, and where are they?

14:11 As waters fail from a lake, and a river wastes away and dries up,
14:11 As waters fail from a lake, and a river wastes away and dries up,

14:12 so man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake, or be roused out of his sleep.
14:12 so mortals lie down and do not rise again; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake or be roused out of their sleep.

14:13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest conceal me 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 Sheol, 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 service I would wait, till my release should come.
14:14 If mortals die, will they live again? All the days of my service I would wait until my release should come.

14:15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest long for the work of thy hands.
14:15 You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands.

14:16 For then thou wouldest number my steps, thou wouldest not keep watch over my sin;
14:16 For then you would not number my steps, you would not keep watch over my sin;

14:17 my transgression would be sealed up in a bag, and thou wouldest cover over my iniquity.
14:17 my transgression would be sealed up in a bag, and you would cover over my iniquity.

14:18 "But the mountain falls and crumbles away, and the rock is removed from its place;
14:18 "But the mountain falls and crumbles away, and the rock is removed from its place;

14:19 the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so thou destroyest the hope of man.
14:19 the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so you destroy the hope of mortals.

14:20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passes; thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
14:20 You prevail forever against them, and they pass away; you change their countenance, and send them away.

14:21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
14:21 Their children come to honor, and they do not know it; they are brought low, and it goes unnoticed.

14:22 He feels only the pain of his own body, and he mourns only for himself."
14:22 They feel only the pain of their own bodies, and mourn only for themselves."