^{1 Ref} Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.

^{2 Ref} He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

^{3 Ref} And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?

^{4 Ref} Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

^{5 Ref} Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

^{6 Ref} Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

^{7 Ref} For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

^{8 Ref} Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;

^{9 Ref} Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.

^{10 Ref} But man dieth, and is laid low: Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

^{11 Ref} `As' the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;

^{12 Ref} So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.

^{13 Ref} Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

^{14 Ref} If a man die, shall he live `again'? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Till my release should come.

^{15 Ref} Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands.

^{16 Ref} But now thou numberest my steps: Dost thou not watch over my sin?

^{17 Ref} My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And thou fastenest up mine iniquity.

^{18 Ref} But the mountain falling cometh to nought; And the rock is removed out of its place;

^{19 Ref} The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man.

^{20 Ref} Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

^{21 Ref} His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

^{22 Ref} But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth.

^{1 Ref} Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!

^{2 Ref} As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.

^{3 Ref} Also -- on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.

^{4 Ref} Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

^{5 Ref} If determined are his days, The number of his months `are' with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;

^{6 Ref} Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.

^{7 Ref} For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.

^{8 Ref} If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,

^{9 Ref} From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.

^{10 Ref} And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where `is' he?

^{11 Ref} Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.

^{12 Ref} And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.

^{13 Ref} O that in Sheol Thou wouldst conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me.

^{14 Ref} If a man dieth -- doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.

^{15 Ref} Thou dost call, and I -- I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.

^{16 Ref} But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.

^{17 Ref} Sealed up in a bag `is' my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.

^{18 Ref} And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.

^{19 Ref} Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.

^{20 Ref} Thou prevailest `over' him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.

^{21 Ref} Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.

^{22 Ref} Only -- his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'