Job 14 (Third Millennium Bible)  View In My Bible 1 "Man that is
born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. 2 He cometh
forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a
shadow, and continueth not. 3 And dost Thou open Thine eyes upon
such a one, and bringest me into judgment with Thee? 4 Who can
bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one! 5 Seeing his
days are determined, the number of his months are with Thee;
Thou hast appointed his bounds, that he cannot pass. 6 Turn from
him, that he may rest, till, as a hireling, he shall accomplish
his day. 7 For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that
it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will
not cease. 8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and
the stock thereof die in the ground, 9 yet through the scent of
water it will bud and bring forth boughs like a plant. 10 But
man dieth and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and
where is he? 11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood
decayeth and drie