1 Man who is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

2 He comes forth like a flower and is cut down; he flees also as a shadow and does not continue.

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

3 And do You open Your eyes upon such a one and bring me into judgment with You?

And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with You; You have appointed his limits that he cannot pass;

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

6 Look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hired man, his day.

Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

7 For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender branch will not cease.

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 Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the ground;

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 branches like a plant.

Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.

10 But man dies and wastes away; yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

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 decays and dries up,

As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

12 So man lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, they shall not awake nor be raised out of their sleep.

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

13 Oh that You would hide me in the grave, that You would keep me secret, until Your wrath is past, that You would appoint me a set time, and remember me!

O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

14 If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time I will wait, till my change comes.

If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

15 You shall call, and I will answer You; You will have a desire for the work of Your hands.

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

16 For now You number my steps; do You not watch over my sin?

For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and You sew up my iniquity.

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.

18 And surely the mountain falling comes to nothing, and the rock is removed out of its place.

And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.

19 The waters wear away the stones; You wash away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth, and You destroy the hope of man.

The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.

20 You prevail forever against him, and he passes; You change his countenance and send him away.

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it of them.

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.

But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.