1Man120 that is born3205 of a woman802 is of few7116 days3117, and full7649 of trouble7267.
2He cometh forth3318 like a flower6731, and is cut down5243: he fleeth1272 also as a shadow6738, and continueth5975 not.
3And dost thou open6491 thine eyes5869 upon such an one2088, and bringest935 me into judgment4941 with thee?
4Who can bring5414 a clean2889 thing out of an unclean2931? not one259.
5Seeing518 his days3117 are determined2782, the number4557 of his months2320 are with thee, thou hast appointed6213 his bounds2706 that he cannot pass5674;
6Turn8159 from him, that he may rest2308, till he shall accomplish7521, as an hireling7916, his day3117.
7For there is3426 hope8615 of a tree6086, if it be cut down3772, that it will sprout again2498, and that the tender branch3127 thereof will not cease2308.
8Though the root8328 thereof wax old2204 in the earth776, and the stock1503 thereof die4191 in the ground6083;
9Yet through the scent7381 of water4325 it will bud6524, and bring forth6213 boughs7105 like a plant5194.
10But man1397 dieth4191, and wasteth away2522: yea, man120 giveth up the ghost1478, and where is he?
11As the waters4325 fail235 from the sea3220, and the flood5104 decayeth2717 and drieth up3001:
12So man376 lieth down7901, and riseth6965 not: till the heavens8064 be no more1115, they shall not awake6974, nor be raised out5782 of their sleep8142.
13O that5414 thou wouldest hide6845 me in the grave7585, that thou wouldest keep me secret5641, until thy wrath639 be past7725, that thou wouldest appoint7896 me a set time2706, and remember2142 me!
14If a man1397 die4191, shall he live2421 again? all the days3117 of my appointed time6635 will I wait3176, till my change2487 come935.
15Thou shalt call7121, and I will answer6030 thee: thou wilt have a desire3700 to the work4639 of thine hands3027.
16For now thou numberest5608 my steps6806: dost thou not watch8104 over my sin2403?
17My transgression6588 is sealed up2856 in a bag6872, and thou sewest up2950 mine iniquity5771.
18And surely199 the mountain2022 falling5307 cometh to nought5034, and the rock6697 is removed6275 out of his place4725.
19The waters4325 wear7833 the stones68: thou washest away7857 the things which grow5599 out of the dust6083 of the earth776; and thou destroyest6 the hope8615 of man582.
20Thou prevailest8630 for ever5331 against him, and he passeth1980: thou changest8138 his countenance6440, and sendest him away7971.
21His sons1121 come to honour3513, and he knoweth3045 it not; and they are brought low6819, but he perceiveth995 it not of them.
22But his flesh1320 upon him shall have pain3510, and his soul5315 within him shall mourn56.